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Soft Neck Garlic

No scientific name recorded

A variety of garlic

Garlic (Allium sativum) is a species of bulbous flowering plants in the genus Allium. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chives, Welsh onion, and Chinese onion. Garlic is native to Central Asia, northeastern Iran[1][4] and the foothills of Himalayas. It has naturalized in many other parts of the world, including Mediterranean Europe and China.

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Soft neck garlic facts

Lifespan

Annual living and reproducing in a single year or less
37 weeks median lifespan

First harvest expected

35 weeks after planting

Grown for

bulb harvested 2 times

Growing soft neck garlic

  1. Dig compost into the bed 2 weeks before planting out
  2. Mulch the bed 2 weeks after planting out
  3. Weed around the plants 4 weeks after planting out every month
  4. Water in dry weather 8 weeks after planting out every 2 weeks
  5. Snip off the flower stems 3 weeks before first harvest
  6. Stop watering 2 weeks before first harvest
  7. Lift the bulbs at first harvest
  8. Dry the bulbs in a shaded, airy place 1 week after first harvest
  9. Keep the best bulbs for replanting 2 weeks after first harvest

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Soft neck garlic harvests

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Soft neck garlic seeds

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