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GrowingCoastal · April 29, 2019

Here garlic needs a raised bed for good drainage. I have found pots, since I lack ground area, to be a good solution. My 3.5 gal pots grow 4 or 5 heads nicely. I use promix hp, new and used, plus mushroom compost, 1/3 each. In the ground I too was getting pink root/bulb from being too wet. The pots dry out and I can easily tell by the weight if they need water by lifting one edge to test.
Elephant garlic does well this way too with 1 per 1 gal pot.
Hummingbirds like the flowers of it and I like the EG to be portable for mixing in with flowers.
Last year I tried large purple Russian garlic in a 1 gal pot and it did well too.
My garlic in pots heads up nicely and compares well with any grown around here.

Last year's May 4

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April 29, 2019	#16
GrowingCoastal Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Vancouver Island Canada BC Posts: 1,253	Here garlic needs a raised bed for good drainage. I have found pots, since I lack ground area, to be a good solution. My 3.5 gal pots grow 4 or 5 heads nicely. I use promix hp, new and used, plus mushroom compost, 1/3 each. In the ground I too was getting pink root/bulb from being too wet. The pots dry out and I can easily tell by the weight if they need water by lifting one edge to test. Elephant garlic does well this way too with 1 per 1 gal pot. Hummingbirds like the flowers of it and I like the EG to be portable for mixing in with flowers. Last year I tried large purple Russian garlic in a 1 gal pot and it did well too. My garlic in pots heads up nicely and compares well with any grown around here. Last year's May 4 Guard dog on duty Last edited by GrowingCoastal; April 29, 2019 at 04:10 PM.