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Can You Grow Garlic From Seed?
17.09.2024 - 05:05 / gardenerspath.com / Kristine Lofgren
Can You Grow Garlic From Seed?
If you’ve ever planted garlic before, you probably started it from “seed garlic.” But what you put in the ground wasn’t actual seeds, it was cloves.
The bulbs that are grown for propagation purposes rather than for eating are known as “seed garlic,” but they aren’t truly seeds.
So what’s the deal? Can you grow garlic from an actual seed?
Yes, you can, but it’s one of those projects you can do as a fun experiment but don’t expect to grow a crop of bulbs. It’s notoriously unreliable and challenging to start garlic from seed.
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Most garlic is sterile, so the seeds that do develop generally won’t germinate and produce new plants. But it’s often the case that some of the seeds produced on the plant are fertile, so the chances aren’t zero.
Gardening doesn’t solely have to be about producing a harvest. Sometimes it can be about having some fun and learning something new.
If that sounds like what you’re looking for, then let’s look at how you can start garlic from seed. Here’s what we’ll discuss to help you tackle this gardening adventure:
Yes, you can grow garlic from seed. No, it’s not easy, nor is it the most reliable method of propagation.
To understand how it works, we first need to discuss how garlic reproduces naturally.
How Does Garlic Reproduce?Many plants reproduce by developing flowers that after pollination, fade and set seed. Those then drop to the ground or are carried off by birds or other animals to a new location.
Have you ever seen the big flower head of an ornamental allium? They eventually turn brown, produce seeds, and those are carried by animals or drop to the
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