In this episode of Down the Garden Path, Joanne shares simple tips for planting garlic, from choosing the right cloves and preparing your soil to protecting your plants through winter.
Topics discussed:
How to Grow Garlic
Learn the basics of growing your own garlic, including when to plant it in the fall and how to select and prepare garlic cloves for planting.
Soil, Sunlight and Winter Protection
From choosing a sunny location to preparing well-draining soil, get practical tips for giving garlic the best chance of success. Joanne discusses proper planting depth, spacing, mulching and watering, while sharing her own experience with garlic that struggled because of competition from neighbouring plants.
The Benefits of Growing Your Own Garlic
Learn what to expect in spring, how to harvest garlic scapes and how to turn them into delicious homemade pesto.
Previous DTGP podcasts about planting garlic:
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Down the Garden Path Podcast
On Down the Garden Path, professional landscape designer Joanne Shaw discusses down-to-earth tips and advice for your plants, gardens and landscapes. As owner of Down2Earth Landscape Design, Joanne Shaw has designed beautiful gardens for homeowners east of Toronto for over a decade. She does her best to bring you interesting, relevant and useful topics to help you keep your garden as low-maintenance as possible.
In Down the Garden Path: A Step-By-Step Guide to Your Ontario Garden, Joanne and fellow landscape designer Matthew Dressing distill their horticultural and design expertise and their combined experiences in helping others create and maintain thriving gardens into one easy-to-read monthly reference guide. Get your copy today on Amazon.
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