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Garlic: A Practical Growing Guide (Verdantis Practical Growing Guides) - Softcover

Book 7 of 20: Verdantis Practical Growing Guides

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9798257425950: Garlic: A Practical Growing Guide (Verdantis Practical Growing Guides)

Synopsis

Want to learn how to grow garlic from cloves and get a more reliable harvest? This guide addresses the questions home gardeners ask: when to plant garlic, how deep to plant the cloves, why leaves turn yellow, and when to harvest.
Garlic: A Practical Growing Guide follows the crop from choosing planting stock through growing, harvesting, curing, and storage. Each stage is explained in clear, practical terms, with guidance on what to do and what to watch for as the season progresses.
Inside, you will learn:
• How to choose healthy planting cloves and decide between hardneck and softneck garlic.
• When to plant in fall or spring, how deep to set the cloves, and how far apart to space them.
• How to manage soil preparation and pH, crop rotation, mulch, watering, and feeding in garden beds, raised beds, or containers.
• When to remove garlic scapes and how bulbils and single-clove bulbs can be used to renew planting stock.
• What can cause yellow garlic leaves, poor emergence, small bulbs, rot, pest damage, and other common growing problems.
• How to tell when garlic is ready to harvest, cure bulbs correctly, and store them with fewer losses.
The book includes practical tables, seasonal checklists, step-by-step methods, troubleshooting references, and 17 black-and-white illustrations to help you apply the information in your own garden.
Whether you are planting garlic for the first time or aiming for more consistent results, this book helps you make informed decisions from one growing season to the next.

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