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Tips To Grow Garlic At Home
One of the best plants to grow at home is garlic. This erotic vegetable is used to make a variety of dishes. The best thing about garlic is its wonderful health benefits. If you want to grow garlic at home, it is easy and inexpensive too. In this article, Boldsky shares with you tips on how to grow garlic in a pot or container:
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The main thing about garlic is that it needs bright sunlight with well-drained and light soil. The bulbs of the garlic will also not tolerate water logging. To prevent water logging, you also need to dig in plenty of organic matter such as compost. This is important if want to grow garlic at home in a pot or a container.
Here is how you can grow garlic at home in a container or a pot:
Growing
garlic
in
a
mud
pot
at
home:
Garlic
needs
a
lot
of
sunlight
for
its
growth.
The
soil
in
the
pot
should
be
well-dug.
You
need
to
use
sandy
loam
soil
as
garlic
grows
best
in
this
type
of
soil.
To
grow
garlic
in
a
pot
at
home,
the
pot
needs
to
be
of
20
cm
or
8
inches
in
diameter.
The
depth
of
the
pot
to
grow
garlic
should
more
or
less
same
so
that
the
roots
are
strong.
After
you
have
planted
the
pods
of
the
garlic
in
the
pot,
cover
it
with
a
multi-purpose
compost
and
also
add
a
little
fertiliser
too.
One of the things to make note when you plant garlic in a pot is to place each of the cloves at a depth of 1 inch from each other. This space will allow the garlic bulbs to swell well. You should also keep in mind that the compost is moist at all times, especially during the hot season.
Growing
garlic
in
a
plastic
container
at
home:
You
need
to
get
a
big
plastic
pot
to
grow
garlic
at
home.
Garlic
swells
a
lot
in
size
and
they
need
plenty
of
room
to
stretch
out
in
the
soil.
Choose
a
plastic
which
is
18
inches
deep
and
12
inches
wide,
enough
for
it
to
swell.
When
you
plant
pods
of
garlic
in
the
plastic
pot,
see
to
it
that
there
are
drainage
holes
at
the
bottom
to
allow
the
excess
water
to
be
released.
Also,
place
the
plastic
container
in
an
area
which
gets
six
hours
of
bright,
direct
sunlight.
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