black garlic

How to Grow and Care for black garlic

black garlic · Allium nigrum
Also known as: broad-leaved onion

Easy to grow in fertile well-drained soil. Add grit when grown in clay soils to improve drainage. See allium cultivation

Watering: Moist soil during active growth, then reduce watering after foliage yellowsSunlight: Full sunInformation to be completed

Planting and Growing black garlic

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Care difficulty2 / 5
Watering scheduleMoist soil during active growth, then reduce watering after foliage yellows
Sunlight requirementsFull sun
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Soil typeChalk · Loam · Sand
Soil pHAcid · Alkaline · Neutral
Soil moistureMoist but well drained · Well drained
FertilizingLight bulb fertilizer at emergence and again after flowering
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Care Tips

Easy to grow in fertile well-drained soil. Add grit when grown in clay soils to improve drainage. See allium cultivation

How to Water black garlic?

Moist soil during active growth, then reduce watering after foliage yellows

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What Are the Sunlight Requirements for black garlic?

Full sun

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What Is the Ideal Temperature Range for black garlic?

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What Soil Is Best for black garlic?

Soil type
Chalk · Loam · Sand
Soil pH
Acid · Alkaline · Neutral
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What Are the Moisture Requirements for black garlic?

Moist but well drained · Well drained

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How to Fertilize black garlic?

Light bulb fertilizer at emergence and again after flowering

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How to Prune black garlic?

No pruning required, other than to remove old flowered stems and foliage

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How to Propagate black garlic?

Propagate by seed, sowing in containers in a cold frame when just ripe or in the spring. Alternatively, remove offsets in autumn

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How to Transplant black garlic?

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How to Care for black garlic in Winter?

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How to Plant black garlic?

Easy to grow in fertile well-drained soil. Add grit when grown in clay soils to improve drainage. See allium cultivation

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How to Repot black garlic?

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How to Harvest black garlic?

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Common Pests & Diseases

Diseases

May be susceptible to onion white rot, and onion downy mildew

Pests

May be susceptible to allium leaf miner and onion fly

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The Toxicity of black garlic

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Attributes of black garlic

Plant typeBulbs
Height0.5-1 metres
Spread0.1-0.5 metres
FoliageDeciduous
HabitClump forming
OriginMediterranean

Scientific Classification

Species
Allium nigrum
Genus
Allium
Family
Amaryllidaceae
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