Garlic Planting!

Growing Garlic in The Bronx

Garlic Planting Workshop with Friends of Brook Park and NY Botanical Garden

http://www.friendsofbrookpark.org

Join El Girasol Community Garden’s Vincent Russo in learning the basics of planting garlic. Help prepare the planting bed and plant garlic cloves for next summer’s harvest. Bronx Green-Up community gardeners who participate will receive a head of garlic per garden.
Saturday, November 22 · 2–3:30 p.m. · Brook Park · Brook Park Avenue and East 141st Street

1. Late October - Early December: Planting
➢Choose a well drained garden bed, amended with compost.
➢Separate each garlic bulb in to individual cloves.
➢Plant each clove pointed side up, covered by approximately one inch of soil, 4-6 inches apart.
➢Mulch well.


2. Early June: Cut Scapes
➢Remove scapes (flower stalks) as they begin to curl


3. Early - Mid July: Harvest
➢When half of the garlic leaves have turned brown, pull a plant to check for maturity.
➢Bulbs are ready for harvest when they have reached full size, but before the outer skin begins to loosen and the cloves begin to separate.



4. Mid July - August: Curing
➢Allow garlic to dry in a cool, dark place with good air circulation.
➢When garlic is fully dry, the leaves may be removed, and the garlic is ready to use!