field garlic

How to Grow and Care for field garlic

field garlic · Allium oleraceum

Grow in full sun and fertile well-drained soil. It is best to grow in containers where garden soil is heavy clay and prone to saturation over winter. May become a nuisance where conditions are favourable. See allium cultivation

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

Planting and Growing field 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

Grow in full sun and fertile well-drained soil. It is best to grow in containers where garden soil is heavy clay and prone to saturation over winter. May become a nuisance where conditions are favourable. See allium cultivation

How to Water field garlic?

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

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What Are the Sunlight Requirements for field garlic?

Full sun

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What Is the Ideal Temperature Range for field garlic?

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What Soil Is Best for field garlic?

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

Moist but well drained · Well drained

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How to Fertilize field garlic?

Light bulb fertilizer at emergence and again after flowering

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How to Prune field garlic?

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

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How to Propagate field garlic?

Propagate by seed when just ripe or in spring; or propagate by offsets which can be carefully detached by lifting the bulb after flowering has finished. See bulb propagation

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How to Transplant field garlic?

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How to Care for field garlic in Winter?

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How to Plant field garlic?

Grow in full sun and fertile well-drained soil. It is best to grow in containers where garden soil is heavy clay and prone to saturation over winter. May become a nuisance where conditions are favourable. See allium cultivation

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How to Repot field garlic?

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How to Harvest field 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 field garlic

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Attributes of field garlic

Plant typeBulbs
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FoliageDeciduous
HabitClump forming
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Scientific Classification

Species
Allium oleraceum
Genus
Allium
Family
Amaryllidaceae
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