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Grow Garlic in Containers and Pots

How to Propagate Garlic
A GardenAction tip - don't try and propagate you own bulbs for two reasons. Garlic by nature is progressively diseased when growing in the soil - it is really a race against time to harvest them before their natural diseased condition affects the taste. Propagating your own garlic is a recipe for bad crops next year and also for introducing disease into your soil. The other reason for not propagating garlic is that a trip down to the supermarket or greengrocer is so cheap!

How to Grow Garlic in Containers and Pots

Garlic itself loves to be grown in pots and containers - the soil will be well-drained and they can be fed easily. The problem is one of space and the fact that they are not particularly attractive plants. However, if you are new to gardening and want to give it a go, the garlic plants will be very happy.

Read the instructions for planting garlic outside on the previous page (click here to go there now) then come back here for specific details on planting in containers.

The best time to plant garlic in containers is mid-October but up to mid-April is fine. Because you will be using potting compost in the pots, the cloves can be bought from your local supermarket. Click here to go to the previous page for how to select the best garlic to grow.

Fill a 13 cm / 5cm pot (slightly smaller or larger will do) with normal potting compost (don't use soil from the garden). Plant one clove per pot in an upright position 2cm (1in) below the soil surface - looking at the clove in the picture to the right, the bottom of the clove should be lowest in the ground.

Water the containers / pots well and place them in a sunny position. If you are planting in October, then place the pots out of the way of cold winds. By the edge of the house where they still get the sun is ideal.

From early-June onwards feed with a general purpose plant food every two weeks. Click here to go to the previous page on when and how to harvest garlic.

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