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How To Plant Garlic

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How To Plant Garlic

Tom Cole from Capel Manor College in London shows you how to plant garlic. Garlic adds some flavour to your meal, so watch and learn how to plant this popular food. Tom Cole from Capel Manor College in London shows you how to plant garlic. Garlic adds some flavour to your meal, so watch and learn how to plant this popular food.

Step 1: You will need

Step 2: Prepare the site

Loosen the soil with a fork and remove any weeds or large stones. Garlic should be planted in sunny or partially shaded sites that are sheltered from the wind. They shouldn't be planted in heavy clay soils. Use a landscape rake to create a level surface. If you have poor soil you may want to add organic matter before you start sowing the cloves.

Step 3: Choose your cloves

Split the head of garlic into separate cloves. The best cloves for planting are around the edge of the bulb as they should be plump and hard.

Step 4: Sow

An easy way to plant garlic cloves is to make rows of small holes in the soil. Lay a piece of string on the soil as a guide to make sure you dig the rows in a straight line. Each row should be about 30 centimetres apart. Use a trowel to dig small holes about 5 centimetres deep. The cloves should be positioned about 15 centimetres apart with the tips pointing upwards.

Step 5: Cover

Fill in the trenches by gently sweeping the soil back over the cloves.

Step 6: Water

If you are planting your cloves in Autumn, you won't need to water them after planting unless the soil is very dry. If you are planting in Spring they may need watering to keep the soil moist.

Step 7: Label

You may want to label your garlic so you know where and when they were planted.

Step 8: Leave to grow

If planted in Autumn, your garlic will be ready to be harvested by late Spring.

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Tips & Comments
  1. jezza47

    do you plant each clove without skin or with skin please.

  2. duncanw

    The content of the video is good except for advice telling you that you can plant garlic bought in the green grocer. It is likely that these varieties have been grown in China or the Mediterranean climate and not suited to northern European conditions, they may also harbour virus. It is always best to buy your planting stock from a garden centre. Taylors Bulbs supply the widest range af varieties suited to the UK including some from The Isle Of Wight Garlic Farm. Autumn planted Garlic is ready in June or July rather than the Spring. Spring planted Garlic is harvested August / September

  3. tottysmith

    I cann't see the video, It doesn't tell me where to down load to my computer

  4. brunette gem 18

    my garlics green leaves have shriveled up, and are yellow, what shall i do? i water it regularly.

  5. Anonymous

    great and simple videos, but I will like to see a video that shows the grows process it self, to learn the stages and what the veggies locks like and the plant itself......

  6. Anonymous

    these videos are fantastic if you are just starting out like me and have no idea what you are doing

  7. Anonymous

    If planted in spring when should it be ready for harvest?

  8. Johnkate1

    I have purchased a Garlic plant with green shoots similar to spring onions do I split them? or leave them as a bunch? Thanks for any help

  9. Johnkate1

    I have purchased a Garlic plant with green shoots similar to spring onions do I split them? or leave them as a bunch? Thanks for any help

  10. Anonymous

    Very good visuals