Garlic
Allium sativum
About it
- Kind
- Vegetables · Annual
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Hardiness zones
- Zones 3–9
- Sun
- Full sun
- Spacing
- 6 in apart, rows 12 in
- Soil depth in a pot
- At least 8 in
- Soil pH
- 6–7
- Water
- About every 5 days
When to plant
- Ready
- About 240 days
Based on your last frost date. Outside the US, check local advice.
Varieties people grow
- Chesnok Red— hardneck purple stripe; the one to roast
- Georgian Crystal— hardneck porcelain; mild enough to eat raw
- German Extra Hardy— hardneck porcelain; stands hard winters
- Inchelium Red— softneck; mild, braidable, keeps well
- Music— hardneck porcelain with big, easy-peel cloves
Planting partners
No cited companion planting notes for Garlic yet.
Safety for pets and children
- Cats Listed as a problem for cats (NC State Extension) — Low severity; toxic principle: N-propyl disulfide, diallyl disulfide
- Dogs Listed as a problem for dogs (NC State Extension) — Low severity; toxic principle: N-propyl disulfide, diallyl disulfide
- Horses Listed as a problem for horses (NC State Extension) — Low severity; toxic principle: N-propyl disulfide, diallyl disulfide
- Children No information in our sources
If a pet or child eats part of this plant, call your vet or poison control.
Read from NC State Extension ↗.
"No information" means our sources do not say, not that the plant is harmless. A non-toxic listing is not a reason to let anyone eat a plant.
Pests and diseases
No pest or disease notes for Garlic yet.
Check the label and your local extension service before using any product.
Where this comes from
- family npgsweb.ars-grin.gov ↗ GRIN page: Allium sativum L.
- Most facts UMN Extension ↗ Backfilled by 0041. Pre-0041 rows recorded one source for the whole row; per-field attribution was never captured and is not invented here.
- toxicity NC State Extension ↗ toxic for cat, dog, horse from the page's "Problem for" listing. Severity, parts and principle are the page's poison characteristics for the whole plant. Page matched to this row by its recorded species; not cited by the row before this batch.