How to Plant Garlic in South Africa
What is a Garlic?
Garlic is a small white round bulb of a plant that is not for its strong taste and smell and is used for cooking a meal and making herbal medicine.
Why is it called a clove of garlic?
A garlic has many individual lobes joined together and covered by a paper-like coating. Each individual lobes is called a clove.
What are the types of garlic?
There are 11 variety groups of garlic, grouped into two main types
1. Hardneck garlics that includes Porcelain, Rocambole, Purple Stripe, Glazed Purple Stripe, Marble Purple Stripe, Asiatic, Turban, and Creole
2. Softneck garlics that includes Silverskin, Artichoke, and Middle Eastern.
Which type of garlic is best grown in South Africa?
1. Egyptian white
2. Egyptian pink
3. Giant garlic
What are the health benefits of consuming garlic?
1. Garlic supplements reduces blood pressure in people with hypertension.
2. Garlic oil protect diabetic patients against cardiomyopathy.
3. Garlic fights against bacteria, viruses, fungi infection and parasites.
4. Garlic helps reduce the development of colon cancer
What’s the side effect of consuming garlic?
1. Excess bleeding
2. Bad breath
3. Heartburn
4. Bloating and Gas
5. Diarrhea
How long does it take for garlic to grow in South Africa?
Six months after planting the glove
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How to plant garlic in South Africa?
1. Prepare and level the land or develop raised beds and add compost to the soil a week time before planting
2. Develop furrows that are 5 cm deep and are 30 cm apart using a tractor
3. Peel the garlic bulbs and separate the cloves from each other
4. Sort and select strong and healthy cloves for planting
5. Plant the cloves and each clove should be evenly spaced by 10cm and 5cm deep in rows that are 30 cm apart.
What month do you plant garlic in South Africa?
Garlic can be planted anytime between February and May
How often does garlic need to be irrigated?
Water the garlic every three to four days, from mid-May to June
Can you overwater garlic?
Garlic requires about 25mm of water a week. Overwatering it causes the buld to rot.
When should I stop watering my garlic?
Stop watering it when the leaves turn yellow
Why do you stop watering garlic before harvest?
Too much of water causes the bulb to rot. The bulb needs heat from a dry soil to become firm.
How do I know when it is ready to harvest?
When the top of the plant appears yellow and dry, it means that it’s time to harvest the garlic plant.
Is garlic farming profitable in South Africa?
Garlic farming provides income for thousands of entrepreneur and there is a high demand for high quality garlic in the country.
How Much Does Garlic Cost In South Africa?
1kg of garlic cost 0.16764ZAR and $2.40 in Johannesburg and Cape Town
What happens if you leave garlic in the ground too long?
The bulb will overgrow and split open, subjecting the cloves to dehydration and molds.
