Garlic Growing Stages in Details
23.10.2023 - 05:51
/ balconygardenweb.com
/ Sheri Dorn
If you’re a gardener and love the taste of garlic, growing it at home can be a rewarding experience. In this article, we’ll guide you through the different Garlic Growing Stages in detail.
Garlic typically takes around two weeks to germinate. The seed/clove will first germinate in the form of a small shoot which will then grow into a larger root.
Once the root reaches a certain size, several small leaves will begin to emerge from the top of the root. This is the beginning of the garlic plant’s life cycle.
The green or spring stage of garlic is the early vegetative stage of the garlic plant’s life cycle. At this stage, the garlic plant is just emerging from the soil and is in the process of forming bulbs.
The leaves are still relatively short and are a bright, light green color. Garlic plants at this stage are just beginning to form cloves, which will mature and form bulbs during the summer months.
The Scapes stage of the garlic growing cycle takes place in late spring and early summer when the garlic plant begins to form scapes or flower stalks.
These flower stalks can grow up to 1-2 feet in length and contain small bulbils or miniature bulbs. Harvesting the scapes encourages additional bulb growth, as the energy that would have gone into flowering and seed production is instead diverted back into the bulb.
Scapes are generally harvested before the flowers open when they are still tightly curled. They can be used in a variety of ways, such as sautéing in butter, adding stir-fries, or blending into a flavorful garlic scape pesto.
The young bulb stage of garlic is the period of growth that occurs after the garlic plant has emerged from the soil and the first leaves have begun to appear.
During this stage, the garlic bulb begins to