Garlic can easily be grown in the pot. How to do this and what to look out for can be found in our video instructions.
garlic (Allium sativum) is spread almost all over the world and enriches many dishes with its intense taste. Many hobby gardeners build Garlic in the bed because this usually works well in our latitudes as well. The most important thing in the successful cultivation of garlic is the right location. This applies to growing in beds as well as growing in pots.
Growing garlic in the pot: instructions
Garlic can also be easily grown in a pot. It is therefore ideal for gardens where there is no more space in the bed or for balconies and terraces. You can find out exactly what to look out for in our instructions below.
- The first thing you need, of course, is garlic bulbs. Here you can choose from the various Garlic varieties Select. There are differences in terms of taste intensity, color and growth.
- Now fill a sufficiently large pot with high-quality vegetable soil. This soil can also be mixed with 10-20% sand, which improves the soil structure for garlic plants. Make sure that the pot has drainage holes so that there is no waterlogging.
- Now take individual cloves of garlic and lightly stick them into the ground. In the next step, cover the toes with a layer of vegetable soil about 3 to 5 cm. No more than 3 toes should be used per 10L pot volume.
ATTENTION: In the video, the garlic is only grown to harvest the leaf greens (use analogous to wild garlic leaves), which is why a lot of cloves were put on. If you want to harvest garlic bulbs, only 1-3 cloves are allowed per 10L volume. - Now the motto is: don't forget to pour. In addition, the garlic is happy to have a sunny spot.
- Just a few weeks later, the garlic cloves will have sprouted. The green of the garlic can also be used in the kitchen - very similar to spring onions or wild garlic.
Growing garlic: location and soil characteristics
Garlic prefers a soil that is sandy, loose, and full of nutrients. It is important to ensure that both in the bed and in the pot. It is best to use a high-quality vegetable soil that ensures that the garlic plants are ideally supplied. Up to 20% sand can be added to potting soil. It is also important that waterlogging is avoided at all costs. The pots should definitely have drainage holes so that excess irrigation water can safely drain away. An additional drainage layer also helps to declare war on waterlogging. To do this, simply put a few potsherds in the bottom of the pot and then fill it with soil.
Both in the pot and in the bed, the garlic is happy to have a sunny spot. Another advantage of the odorous relatives of the onion To have in the garden or on the balcony is as follows: Garlic drives away many pests such as annoying ones with its distinctive smell Aphids.
