Garlic Bulbs – Standard Garlic

A kitchen essential and a rewarding addition to the home vegetable garden, garlic produces flavourful bulbs that bring depth and aroma to countless dishes. From roasted vegetables and homemade sauces to soups, marinades, and everyday cooking, homegrown garlic is a versatile favourite.

Easy to incorporate into an edible garden, garlic grows best in a sunny location with fertile, well-drained soil. Plant individual cloves in fall for a summer harvest, then cure the bulbs for storage and enjoy your homegrown garlic for months after harvest.

Why You'll Like It

Fresh, Homegrown Flavour: Harvest your own garlic for delicious flavour in everyday meals and favourite recipes.

Kitchen Essential: A versatile ingredient for roasting, sautéing, sauces, soups, dressings, and marinades.

Rewarding to Grow: A straightforward edible crop that suits home vegetable gardens and culinary planting beds.

Seasonal Harvest: Fall planting allows bulbs to establish before winter and develop through the spring growing season.

Plant Details

Botanical Name: Allium sativum
Common Name: Garlic
Plant Type: Edible bulb
Bulb Colour: White to creamy white, depending on variety
Flavour: Characteristic savoury garlic flavour
Harvest Time: Summer, typically after fall planting
Established Height: Approximately 30–90 cm (12–36 inches), depending on variety
Light: Full sun
Planting Depth: Approximately 5–7 cm (2–3 inches) deep, pointed end up
Plant Spacing: Approximately 10–15 cm (4–6 inches) apart
Soil: Fertile, loose, well-drained soil
Maintenance Level: Low to moderate
Frost Tolerance: Generally cold hardy; fall planting is suitable for many varieties
Edible: Yes; grown for its flavourful cloves

Growing Information

Light Requirements: Plant in full sun for healthy growth and well-developed bulbs.

Watering: Water regularly during active growth, keeping the soil evenly moist but not waterlogged. Reduce watering as the foliage begins to yellow near harvest.

Planting: Separate the bulb into individual cloves just before planting. Plant cloves pointed end up in fall, approximately 5–7 cm deep and 10–15 cm apart, in a location with good drainage.

Maintenance: Keep the planting area weed-free and provide consistent moisture during spring growth. Remove hardneck flower stalks, known as scapes, if they develop and you want to encourage bulb development.

Long-Term Care: Harvest when several lower leaves have turned brown while some upper leaves remain green. Cure bulbs in a dry, shaded, well-ventilated location before trimming and storing.

Great For

Home Vegetable Gardens • Culinary Gardens • Fall Planting • Roasting • Sauces and Marinades • Homegrown Produce

Bring fresh flavour to your garden and kitchen with garlic bulbs that reward you with a delicious homegrown harvest.