How to Grow Garlic Indoors in a Pot

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Choose a pot that is at least 8 inches (20 cm) deep and has holes for drainage.

   If you want to plant more than one garlic bulb, the pot should be big enough to accommodate planting garlic cloves 4 inches (10 cm) apart and 4 inches (10 cm) away from the side of the container.
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   Step 2: Obtain a garlic bulb suitable for growing.

   You could get this from a plant nursery or from a neighbor's garden.
   
   The planted parts of the garlic bulb are called "cloves".
   
   The whole garlic is the bulb.
   
   You may want to get the garlic bulbs from a gardening supply store, since many supermarket bulbs are chemically treated to prevent sprouting and will not grow well. ,, It should be a 3 to 1 ratio of soil to sand. ,, Hold the cloves with the flat end (the bottom) facing down and the pointed end facing up. , There should be 1 inch (2.54 cm) of soil between the top of the clove and the top of the soil. ,, A great place to store the pot is on a kitchen windowsill. , Water the soil by sprinkling it evenly with water.
   
   Allow it to drain through the holes in the bottom of the pot. , This will depend greatly on the sunlight and warmth of your house.
   
   The warmer your house, the more frequently you will have to water. ,, When you do this, all the energy will go to making the bulb bigger. ,, They should be dried for about a week. , You can also plant the cloves to get more garlic.
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   Step 3: Put on your gardening gloves.

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   Step 4: Mix the potting soil with the gardening sand.

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   Step 5: Fill the container with soil

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   Step 6: leaving an inch (2.54 cm) of space from the top.

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   Step 7: Take the garlic bulbs and separate the cloves.

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   Step 8: Push each clove 4 to 6 inches (10 to 15 cm) into the soil.

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   Step 9: Plant the garlic cloves 4 inches (10 cm) away from each other.

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    Step 10: Place the pot so that it receives approximately 8 hours of direct sunlight per day.

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    Step 11: Place the container of garlic in a sink

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    Step 12: bathtub or another place that will allow water to drain.

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    Step 13: Be sure to water the growing garlic enough to keep the soil moist

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    Step 14: but not too wet.

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    Step 15: Watch the garlic as it starts to sprout chive-like green leaves.

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    Step 16: Clip off the flowers at the base when they begin to sprout.

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    Step 17: Harvest your garlic 8 to 10 months later when the leaves begin to die and turn brown.

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    Step 18: Hang the harvested garlic in a cool

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    Step 19: dry place

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    Step 20: like a garage.

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    Step 21: Eat or cook with the dried garlic.

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