The Main Plant entry for Garlic (Allium sativum)

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General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Vine
Life cycle:Annual
Sun Requirements:Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences:In Water
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 6a
Inflorescence Type:Catkin
Underground structures:Taproot
Uses:Vegetable
Salad greens
Suitable for forage
Dynamic Accumulator:Ca (Calcium)
Mg (Magnesium)
S (Sulfur)
Zn (Zinc)
Mo (Molybdenum)
Resistances:Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods:Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators:Wasps
Bumblebees
Conservation status:Extinct in the Wild (EW)

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Discussion Threads about this plant
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Information about this variety by bonitin Mar 4, 2012 10:23 AM 19

Comments:
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Posted by OldGardener (So Cal - Zone 10b) on Aug 15, 2014 9:59 AM

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