How to Plant Garlic

Planting garlic can be something very simple and you can do it at home even if you don’t have large spaces; if you want to know how to plant garlic, you came to the right place;  you can do it perfectly in a pot (pot) or in your small garden.

Garlic has thousands of beneficial properties for health and is also a highly appreciated seasoning in the gastronomy of many countries. Hippocrates, a great physicist and father of medicine, prescribed garlic in Ancient Greece to treat various illnesses; today science has proven and approved many of these benefits.

Garlic is a plant that lasts a long time; its scientific name is (Allium sativa) and it belongs to the same family as onions and leeks (liliaceous); its leaves are flat and elongated, it has a strong odor and it originates from central Asia; It has been cultivated for more than 4,000 years and today it grows in various parts of the world.

It contains in abundance illicit which is a sulfur compound and to which all the medicinal benefits that it has are attributed; it contains few calories and a great nutritional value, it is also rich in antioxidants, which help prevent dementia and Alzheimer’s.

It is an excellent food for hypertensive people; it helps reduce cholesterol by up to 15% and lower blood pressure, therefore it is a source of prevention of heart disease, as well as heart attacks and strokes. Garlic also serves as prevention and cures for common diseases such as colds and flu, detoxifies the body and improves bone health; According to studies, it can even prolong life, so go ahead and plant this wonderful food.

You will get organic garlic by planting it in your own home and your meals will be even healthier.

What do you need to plant garlic?

• 1 head of garlic
• 1 pot (pot) with a minimum depth of 40 cm.
• Land ideally enriched with fertilizers of natural origin.
• Small pebbles for planting.

Instructions for planting garlic

1. If you live in colder areas you can plant your garlic at the end of winter and if you live in warmer areas, it would be ideal between November and February; if you have a terrace or balcony, place them there so that they can get sunlight so they can germinate in the best way.
2. Take the head of garlic and start separating tooth by tooth, check that they are healthy.
3. Next, take the pot and put a drain on its bottom so that the water that is left over when watering your plant can easily come out; you can for example put some small stones; in the same place where you bought the pot they can recommend some.
4. Pour the soil into the pot; remember that it must be deep enough for its roots to develop properly.
5. The land where you are going to plant the garlic must be well fertilized and stirred.
6. Take the garlic cloves to put them in the pot, do it 10 cm deep; you must see that the part that is pointed is up, this is super important because that is where its stem sprouts; You must be careful that each clove of garlic is at least 8 cm in relation to the other. If you are going to plant them in a garden, the ideal is to leave a space of 15 cm between each garlic and if you are going to plant several rows, each one should be 30 centimeters apart.
7. Done, now put your new pot where the sun hits it.
8. It is a plant that does not need a lot of humidity, so proceed to water it once a week; if in your case you planted it in a garden, with rainwater it will have unless it is dry time, go there to do it at least twice a month.
9. In approximately 4 or 7 months you will get your garlic harvest and best of all, it will be organic. The harvest occurs when the leaves begin to wither.
10. One advantage of garlic is that it is a plant that does not suffer from many pests;  occasionally some are seen infected by larvae of beetles and flies. You can do some preventive treatment in mid-April.

Tips for planting garlic

• If you planted it in a garden, you can do it next to lettuce, onions, chard, carrots or strawberries and keep it away from peas.
• Garlic tends to handle cold temperatures well, so this shouldn’t be a concern for you.
• Garlic leaves are also edible; you can use them to make a delicious recipe.
• Some experts say that planting garlic when the moon is waning makes it more abundant.
• Garlic lowers cholesterol, but apparently not triglycerides.