Garlic

Where does Garlic grow?

Found in: Africa, Albania, Angola, Armenia, Asia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Botswana, Brazil, Britain, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, Caucasus, Central Africa, Central America, Central Asia, Chad, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, East Africa, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Georgia, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinée, Hawaii, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mediterranean, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Africa, North America, Northeastern India, Pacific, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, SE Asia, Senegal, Sikkim, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, Southern Africa, South America, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tasmania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, Uruguay, United States, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Africa, West Indies, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Notes: There are about 300-700 Allium species. Most species of Allium are edible (Flora of China). All alliums are edible but they may not all be worth eating! They have also been put in the family Alliaceae. It has anticancer properties.

Status: At present not widely grown or used in Papua New Guinea. It is a commercially cultivated vegetable.

Growing Garlic

Cultivation: Plants are grown by planting individual cloves. The individual segments of the clove are separated out then planted. A spacing of 20 cm is suitable. They should be planted into a deeply dug but firm seedbed. They are planted almost covered with fine soil. Cloves or "rounds" are best planted at the end of the wet season. Plants rarely produce fertile flowers or seed. They can be grown from seed.

Edible Uses: The cloves are used in small amounts to flavour food. The leaves can also be used. Leaves should be cut before they are mature.

Production: Bulbs should be ready about 90-120 days from planting. Bulbs can be stored at 25-30°C for 90 days with low humidity and good air circulation.

Nutrition Info

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