389 - Grow Large Garlic (by not skipping these 5 important steps)

The Beginner's Garden with Jill McSheehy

Jill McSheehy

Gardening, Garden, How To, Education, Organicgardening, Home & Garden, Leisure, Homegardening, Beginninggardener, Vegetablegardening

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🗓️ 8 October 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Jill shares insights on why garlic is the easiest and most rewarding crop to grow. She will delve into five critical adjustments for growing larger garlic bulbs: selecting the right type for your climate, properly preparing the soil, ensuring adequate spacing, minimizing competition with weeds, and appropriate irrigation techniques. Additionally, we want to invite you to a live workshop focused on a beginner’s guide to growing garlic, covering everything from variety selection to harvesting and storage. The importance of correct garlic type based on climate and soil conditions is emphasized, along with practical tips for soil testing, mulching, and spacing. The episode aims to empower both novice and seasoned gardeners to achieve a bountiful garlic harvest.

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In case you want to skip ahead:

00:00 Introduction to Growing Garlic

01:11 Join the Beginner's Guide to Growing Garlic Workshop

02:40 Adjustment 1: Choosing the Right Type of Garlic

09:38 Adjustment 2: Preparing the Soil

16:50 Adjustment 3: Proper Spacing for Garlic

20:01 Adjustment 4: Weed Control

24:47 Adjustment 5: Irrigation Tips

29:49 Recap and Final Thoughts

30:32 Upcoming Workshop and Conclusion

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0:00.0	If you were to ask me what is the easiest and most rewarding crop that I grow in my garden,
0:05.8	you may be surprised when my answer is garlic. I mean, when the general public thinks about gardening
0:12.6	is an image of garlic even in the picture? Probably not, but I do stand by my answer. Give me a crop that I plant, do very little maintenance with,
0:23.9	and eight to nine months later, like a baby human, I get to harvest often enough for an entire year.
0:31.0	Sign me up. Growing garlic is easy, but growing large bulbs that you can be proud of,
0:37.4	well, that takes a little more
0:39.1	know-how than plopping a clove into the ground. I should know. My first attempt at growing
0:44.9	garlic, I had no idea that had I made a few adjustments, my ping pong ball size bulbs would have
0:52.8	been pushing tennis ball size. But I've made some adjustments
0:56.2	over the years and I have seen massive increases, no pun intended, and today I'm going to talk
1:02.5	about five of those adjustments that I made. Just like growing garlic, these are very easy to put into
1:08.8	place once you know about them.
1:17.3	Welcome to the Beginners Garden podcast. I'm Jill and I'm so glad you're here. In this podcast, you'll find easy to understand conversations about how to grow your own food. As a first time
1:23.4	gardener myself 11 years ago, I remember what it's like to feel overwhelmed so I want to make
1:29.4	gardening so doable for you that you'll find yourself falling in love with gardening just like I did
1:35.5	let's dig in before we get started we are talking today about steps you can take to get larger bulbs from your garlic harvest.
1:47.2	But if you're new to growing garlic or you haven't had success in the past, my next live workshop,
1:53.0	The Beginner's Guide to Growing Garlic, will give you the detailed step-by-step in how to grow garlic in your garden from variety selection all the way through
2:03.5	harvest, curing, and storage. This is one of my most popular workshops and the one that I get
2:09.6	the most feedback from in the next season, usually with photos of the garlic harvest to come.
2:16.0	Garlic truly is my most hands-off crop that I grow, and it's very easy once you learn these basics.
2:23.2	So I would love for you to join me this Thursday on October 10th, and you'll learn how to choose
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