Data specific to Garlic (Edit)
Garlic type: Silverskin
Neck type: Softneck

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Culinary Herb
Medicinal Herb
Suitable as Annual
Dynamic Accumulator: K (Potassium)
Ca (Calcium)
S (Sulfur)
Mn (Manganese)
Na (Sodium)
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Bulbs
Pollinators: Bees
Various insects

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  • Garlic

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Location: Hidden Hills CA zone 10b
Comments:
  • Posted by OldGardener (So Cal - Zone 10b) on Nov 22, 2013 2:59 PM concerning plant:
    Received 8 heads per pound, 21 cloves per head. Clove size is very inconsistent - innermost ring of cloves is tiny. Is said to be hot and strong when raw but light and low heat when baked.

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