If you're shopping for California Garlic, here's the offer summarized: Product: California Garlic (softneck type) Price: $14.99 for 2 bulbs Cloves per Bulb: Approximately 5-7 cloves Appearance: Off-white, large, plump bulbs with papery skins and creamy-white cloves Ease of Growth: Easy to grow, very productive Cultivation: Cultivate and store as you would onions Shipping: Free shipping
This versatile and productive variety is perfect for any home garden.
Ready to enhance your garden with some fresh garlic?
Growing Garlic:
When growing garlic the soil needs to be deeply worked and heavily amended with compost or manure. A neutral pH is recommend for growing the biggest and healthiest garlic bulbs. When using fertilizer use a low-nitrogen feed in the fall such as bone meal because that's when you want root growth, not leaf development then in the spring use a higher nitrogen fertilizer. Garlic grow best in a sunny spot on a slightly raised bed which keeps the garlic roots well drained, which they much prefer. As the bulbs mature having to much moisture in the soil can mean the loss of the crop. When planting break the bulb into individual cloves and push gently into the soil with the pointed-end up and blunt end down. Space the cloves about 6 to 8 inches apart and plant just deep enough that the top of the clove is barely covered. Make up the required depth by using a good mulch like hay or straw placing it loosely to a depth of several inches. The mulch will help to prevent frost heave and keep down weeds as garlic competes poorly against weeds, even a few weeds can stunt the garlic plants. In the early spring when the shoots start growing add a side dressing of compost.
Harvesting:
Harvest in early to mid summer when the outer leaves begin to die back.
The green leaf represents a layer of wrapper on the cured bulb so it's
good to harvest when the bulb still has four or five green leaves left. Store the bulbs where they have good ventilation and low-humidity during the curing process.
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California Garlic 
