How to Grow Garlic Successfully | Autumn Planting, Care & Harvest Tips

Want to grow your own garlic but aren’t sure where to start? Join me, Gardening with Ben, as I talk through growing garlic in the UK, from choosing your planting stock to harvesting and storing your bulbs.In this episode, we cover: • The differences between hardneck, softneck and elephant garlic. • Choosing a growing space and preparing the soil. • Planting individual cloves, including depth and spacing. • Caring for your garlic through winter and spring. • Common mistakes to avoid. • Recognising harvest time and drying garlic for storage.Along the way, I share my own allotment experiences and practical tips to help you get started. Whether you have an allotment, a vegetable bed or space for a container, this episode will help you plan your garlic crop.Have you planted your garlic yet? Which varieties are you growing?Follow Gardening with Ben for daily gardening conversations, seasonal advice and updates from my Sheffield allotment. Enjoyed this episode? Please leave a rating and share it with a gardening friend.Find more gardening tips: https://gardenandallotment.com (https://gardenandallotment.com/) Keep smiling, keep shining, keep gardening with Ben. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gardening-with-ben-garden-and-allotment-tips-and-advice-podcast--5150692/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gardening-with-ben-garden-and-allotment-tips-and-advice-podcast--5150692/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss) . 🌼 🌿 Stay Connected with Gardening with Ben: 🎥 YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@GardeningwithBen 📸 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/gardeningwithben 📘 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/gardeningwithben 🎧 Podcast – Available on Spreaker, Spotify & Apple Podcasts 🌐 Website – https://gardenandallotment.com