[polyhymnia]

I want to plant garlic. My gardening book says to buy a head of garlic, break it into cloves and plant each one separately in some soil.<br><br>
OK, that's great, but... what side do I put facing up??<br><br>
Also, does anyone know how much space the garlic will need to grow? Like, is one clove going to take a whole 8" diameter pot or can I put 4-5 cloves in a pot?<br><br>
Thanks!<br><br>
(PS I am not planning on growing full garlic heads but aiming for "green garlic", just as an exercise to see if I can actually keep it alive!)

 

[beanma]

pointy end goes up. you could try it a couple of ways, but i guess putting 3 or 4 in an 8 inch pot might work. we get so much garlic from our CSA i've never grown it.

 

[polyhymnia]

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Thanks <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="smile"> It's really an exercise in "can I keep it alive" more than anything <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/wink1.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="wink1">