With garden openings over for 2024, my ramblings around the garden involve a combination of “this is gorgeous!”, “aren’t we fortunate?”, “thank goodness that’s over” and “how can I improve this?”. Already thoughts have turned to potential ‘tweaks’, nothing major, and ways to improve things I don’t feel have really worked – perhaps I will write a post on them in due course…
Grow Endless Garlic Greens Without a Garden This Way
11.06.2024 - 13:37 / balconygardenweb.com / Sheri Dorn
Want to savor fresh garlic greens in soups, stir-fries, omelets, and salads all year round? This step-by-step tutorial will show you how to grow garlic greens right in your home without having a garden.
The trick is using the water method! Instead of planting the garlic cloves in the soil, you’ll suspend garlic bulbs or bunch of cloves just above the water in the bottle. These cloves will sprout roots that reach down for the water, and within a few days nice green shoots will emerge for you to eat. It’s a clean, easy way to see fast results and perfect for a windowsill garden.
This works quite well for growing garlic greens! It’s a fantastic option for beginners because it’s so simple. You won’t need any soil, fancy pots, or special fertilizers. All you really need are some garlic bulbs (not the kind you find pre-peeled in the store; look for bulbs with healthy cloves still attached).
Here’s something you should know before you start, this method won’t grow full garlic bulbs, just the tasty green shoots that appear first. These greens have a milder, crunchy garlicky flavor compared to a clove, similar to chives or scallions.
The good news is they grow fast! You can expect to harvest your first batch of garlic greens within 2 weeks, depending more on how quickly they sprout.
Just cut the garlic blades whenever you need, and the plant will keep growing new shoots that you can enjoy.
Before you start, gather the following things–you’ll need them.
Once you have these, here’s what to do:
You can either crop the bottle in half or just cut the top off so it becomes wide enough to hold the garlic cloves, not bigger; this depends on the size of the bottle.
Just make sure you do it carefully because the cut bottle will have sharp edges.
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