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Garlic in the US
This is a cracking hardneck variety, very dependable for a good crop. It's a real all-rounder, great for most gardeners.
Sow window for Garlic generally, zone 6. In season now.
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How to grow it
Garlic is best planted direct in the fall, before your first hard frost, so the roots can get a good hold. For folks in USDA zones 3 and 4, that means September or October. Zones 5 and 6, same time really. If you're in zone 7, October into November works. For zones 8 and 9, you can go into December, and zone 10 can plant in November and December. Break a healthy bulb into individual cloves, then plant them pointy end up, about an inch deep and 4-6 inches apart. Make sure they're in a spot with good drainage.
Once your garlic is in, there's not much faffing about to do. It'll just sit there over winter, looking a bit like chives, you know. You won't be pricking out or hardening off, because it's already outside in its permanent spot. They're not tender plants, these. Just make sure the soil doesn't get waterlogged. It'll start growing properly, putting on proper foliage, when spring arrives.
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Track your Garlic from packet to plate
Sowing reminders and harvest forecasts for your own frost dates, the Seed Tin, Scan Centre for any label or packet, and the Potty Mouth Garden Club. Free to start.
Allotment keeper in the North East of England, the voice behind the Tony C Smith YouTube channel, and the gardener who built GrowMore CookMore. Club numbers on this page update as members log their plots. Last updated 3 September 2026.