PlantsVegetables & Roots
Garlic
Allium sativum
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Fall-planted staple for every open bed
EasyVegetables & RootsEdible
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 1–2 ft
- Spacing
- 6 in
- Bloom or harvest
- Bulbs Jul
- How it spreads
- Overwinters
- What to buy
- Hardneck cloves.
- When to plant
- Plant cloves mid-October, about four weeks before the ground locks up. Harvest the next July.
In the design
Hardneck types (Music, German Extra Hardy) suit zone 6a. Cut scapes in June.
If you eat it
Cured bulbs and spring scapes
Plant only clean culinary cloves, not grocery bulbs treated to prevent sprouting if you can help it.
Only eat what you planted and can name. This is not a foraging or medical guide.
