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20.06.2023 - 07:01 / gardenerspath.com / Laura Ojeda Melchor
The Three Ways to Propagate GarlicGarlic is such a phenomenal bulb that there’s an entire California restaurant devoted to it. The original location is in San Francisco and it’s called, The Stinking Rose: A Garlic Restaurant.
I’ve walked past its aromatic doors many times but did not have the chance to partake of the “garlic, seasoned with food” as the restaurant’s motto proclaims.
At this particular restaurant, you can enjoy anything from a garlic martini to garlic ice cream. If you care to try these adventurous dishes at home – or something a little tamer – rejoice!
It’s astonishingly easy to propagate cloves and bulbils at home. It’s also possible to grow it from seed – but it’s very difficult, and I’ll explain why.
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In this article, you’ll learn the most common way to propagate the fragrant herb – plus a less common but no less thrilling way to grow your own garlic.
Here’s what you’ll discover:
Two Types of GarlicIt’s easy to tell who else is in the same family as garlic.
Just take a sniff around the garden and it’ll be clear that leeks, onions, shallots, chives, and scallions are all part of the Allium genus of the Amaryllidaceae family, just like our star herb.
For a detailed history of this fragrant Allium, check out our guide to growing garlic.
Before we get started, all you need to know is that there are two types grown by home gardeners:
A. sativum, the softneck variety, which boasts a six to eight month shelf life and is commonly sold in grocery stores. A. sativum var. ophioscorodon, the hardneck type, which grows a rigid, flowering stem and features larger cloves with complex flavors.These differences come
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