Growing Garlic's

Garlic is a spice that is believed to have been descended from Allium longicuspis species, which grows wild in southwestern Asia. It is heavily used in Asian cuisines and has been known to offer a wide range of health benefits. The medicinal properties of garlic are claimed to help prevent heart diseases (including atherosclerosis, high cholesterol and high blood pressure) and even cancer. When added to cooking recipes, it can enhance their flavor to quite an extent. Many people claim that the taste of homegrown garlic exceeds that of a store-bought one, to great degrees. In the following lines, we have provided tips to help you in growing garlic.

                                                                                             

Garlic Growing Tips

Supplies Needed 

• Bypass Pruners
• Compost Makers
• Fertilizers
• Garden Spades
• Garden Trowels
• Mulch
• Plants
• Seeds 
• Shovels  
• Seeds
• Plants 
• Shovels 

Instructions 

• The first step that you need to take for growing garlic would be to purchase garlic bulbs from a nursery, in late fall or early winter.
• Now, choose a site for planting garlic. Make sure that it gets full sun and the soil has a pH between 5.0 and 8.0 (6.2 to 6.8 will be the best range).
• After you have selected the site, dig the soil to a depth of 8 to 12 inches. Add enough compost to ensure the ideal combination of fertility, good drainage and moisture retention.
• While preparing the soil, remember to remove all traces of weeds, as they are likely to hamper the growth of garlic's grass-like foliage.
• You have to plant cloves directly in the ground, about six weeks before the soil freezes.
• Now is the time to start planting the garlic cloves. Make sure to plant only the largest cloves from the bulb, discarding the small ones as well as the ones that are pitted or tinged blue-green.
• Don’t peel the cloves before planting them. Plant unpeeled cloves, with pointy end up, 2-inch deep into the soil. Keep a distance of around 5 inches between two cloves.
• In case of giant "elephant" garlic, increase the depth to 3 inches and the spacing to 10 inches.
• After planting the garlic, it is the time to top-dress it, with compost and mulch. This will help retain moisture and deter weeds.
• You will need to mulch the soil once again, this time after the ground freezes, so as to protect plants from the cold.
• As soon as springtime comes, remove the previous layer of mulch. This will allow sun to warm the soil.
• When new growth begins to appear, add a fresh layer of mulch to the soil. At the same time, cut back any flower stalks that have developed.
• It is advisable to spray young garlic plants with compost tea once or twice during the spring season.
• When the foliage turns yellow or falls over, it means that the bulbs are nearing maturity. Provide an inch of water a week until the yellowing or falling starts.
• You can now clip garlic leaves anytime. However, remember not to remove more than 1/4 of a plant's top growth. Otherwise, you might end up reducing the bulb size.
• After about 3/4 of the tops have turned yellow, you can start harvesting the garlic bulbs.

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Ginger ( The spice with lots of medicinal value)

Asian cooks prize ginger not only for its tasty, bulbous roots, but also for its young, grasslike stems. Unless you live in the hottest part of the United States (USDA zone 10), you'll have to grow this tender herb in a pot and bring it indoors in cold weather.

Things You'll Need:

• Bypass Pruners
• Compost Makers
• Fertilizers
• Garden Spades
• Garden Trowels
• Planting Containers
• Potting Soil
• Ginger Roots

Growing Ginger in a Container

Instructions

1. Buy fresh ginger roots at a grocery store or an Asian market. Look for fat tubers with numerous buds.

2. Plant ginger in spring when you can supply warm enough temperatures, whether indoors or out. The dormant tubers will sprout only when the mercury hits 75 to 85 degrees F.

3. Use a container that's about 14 inches across and 12 inches deep and has excellent drainage. This size will hold three average-size tubers comfortably.

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4. Fill the container with potting soil enriched with plenty of compost.

5. Soak the tubers in warm water overnight, then set them in the pot just below the soil surface, spacing them evenly, with the buds facing up.

6. Set the container in light shade, indoors or out, depending on the temperature.

7. Water lightly at first, then more heavily when growth starts. Keep plants dry in winter, when they're dormant.

8. Move plants outside only when the temperatures have reached 50 degrees F. In cooler weather, growth can be stunted.

9. Shield plants from high winds, and move them indoors at the first sign of cool temperatures.

10. Expect plants to reach maturity, and a height of 2 to 4 feet, in 10 months to a year.

11. Dig up new, young sprouts that appear in front of the main plants (they form their own tubers), use what you need, and freeze or replant the rest.

12. Clip young, tender stems anytime. 

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Growing Ginger Outdoors in USDA Zone 10

Instructions

1. Buy fresh ginger roots at a grocery store or an Asian market. Look for fat tubers with numerous buds.

2. Choose a lightly shaded site with rich, moist but well-drained soil. Work in plenty of compost to ensure the right combination.

3. Plant ginger in spring when temperatures are 75 to 85 degrees F. Soak the tubers in warm water overnight, then set them just under the soil surface with the buds facing up.

4. Water lightly at first, then more heavily when growth starts.

5. Shield plants from high winds, and cover them if temperatures dip lower than normal.

6. Expect plants to reach maturity, and a height of 2 to 4 feet, in 10 months to a year.

7. Dig up new, young sprouts that appear in front of the main plants (they form their own tubers), use what you need, and freeze or replant the rest.

8. Clip young, tender stems anytime.

Tips & Warnings

In its native tropics, where ginger is grown commercially, the foliage withers after about 10 months and the roots are harvested.

If you grow ginger in a greenhouse, you might be treated to its seldom-seen blooms: exotic-looking, usually pink flowers that resemble miniature pineapples.

Don't confuse the herb ginger (Zingiber officinale) with wild ginger (Asarum canadense), which is a hardy ornamental ground cover.

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