I TESTED growing Garlic at 3 different depths and here are the results!

I've got MORE EXPERIMENT RESULTS to help you in the garden - this time specific to Garlic! I've been particularly interested in what the best depth is to grow garlic at. So, this past year I planted Garlic at three distinct depths: 0" deep, 4" deep, and 7" deep. I kept every variable the exact same and, well, I can rest easy now knowing the best option!! Check out the video to see the full results and Happy gardening!

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[lazygardens]

I hate to burst your bubble, but the garlic planted at 4"was also in the CENTER of the bed where the best moisture is. The garlic on either side suffered from "edge effect". You need to repeat with each depth getting the center row.

[hogue]

Good to know that garlic is forgiving and will work great no matter what.

[alph]

I plant mine shallow and will continue to do so. Time is valuable and it is easier and simpler to do the shallow. I get good results and lots of garlic.

[msbknows]

Thanks for getting right to the point without a 30 minute intro! Growing garlic is my fave. I’ll stick to 4”. Thanks for the test.

[Palmartist]

"I'm not going to lie" so if you don't say this does one assume you are lying? Lol I couldn't resist

[bri]

Thank you. I can honestly say that I've grown Elephant garlic and your test was very noble. I'm afraid they could be right about the "edge/border" groups. However, this was awesome bc sustainability and self sufficient gardens need results like these to help all of us win and better understand out food and growing better.
Kudos to you man. 👏 👌💪🏽

[MyFocusVaries]

Thank you for waiting to post until the experiment was complete! One useful result was that we don't have to worry too much about planting our garlic a little more deeply than we usually do since the 7" depth did well. And I wonder if folks in cold climates would have good results with the deeper planting--if it would compare to the protection that your centre row planting seemed to have.

[truthandlove]

I'm zone 10 and since I was absolutely new a year and a half ago I followed your advice not realizing it was mostly winter based 😂 that was just a small factor in my novice season but at least I'm learning 😁

[jeffhutjens]

I LOVE this kind of experiment.

I harvested brussels sprout seeds kind of early. Some seeds were dark brown or black, others tan and some green. I planted them right away. Few green came up, and they came up last. The tan were first up, and the brown and black came up later, but at the same germination rates. Conclusion: tan seeds are fastest and best.

[msdebbiep]

The outside edges seemed to have lost more cloves over winter vs the more protected centre patch. .

Thanks for the experiment!

[gsdalpha]

Fascinating! For years, my garlic has been planted 6" deep, then covered with straw. We usually get a good harvest. BUT - digging only 4" sounds like a less labor-intensive plan I can go for. Btw, I use a bulb planter tool to dig the holes. Thank you!

[Loohan]

One thing to keep in mind, the deeper they are the wetter they will stay. If you have dry early summers, fine; you won't have to irrigate as often. But if you have soggy early summers, your luck may be like mine. This year it was super wet and I had the worst crop ever with most of my bulbs being partly or totally worthless due to rot by harvest time. Also I had planted deeper than usual. Most of the plants just broke off at ground level when I tried to pull them out, leaving smelly slime on my hand. I had to dig down with a trowel to get the bulbs.
The bed that I had planted the deepest took significantly longer for the plants to get up and going, but they seemed to catch up with the others in size eventually.

[stephaniegee]

Really good video! And it's especially timely as we're starting to think about fall gardening and planting garlic in a couple of months!!

[resoluteprotectorhonoringg]

Great looking garlic! I believe that I plant my garlic very similar to the way that You do, all things considered. This Year for me(end of July also) was my best harvest ever. Some heads got harvested late and were duds. My best estimate is that the average head weighed 1.86 ounces. I have been planting about 4 inches ALWAYS for several years. It’s a fun plant to grow and harvest AND ENJOY! Happy growing!!

[wugrszk]

wow quick fascinating results proved by practical explanation, just what a legendary gardener alone can provide. thx a lot do enjoy this beacon of your hard work

[ididntdoit]

It would be cool if you tried the experiment 2 more years in a row and switched the middle row depth since it might have affectes the results

[sharonknorr]

Love this - always doing little garden experiments on my own and trying to control for all the variables is the challenge. I am wondering about garlic scape. When I did a little experiment years ago, I didn't really see any difference between the ones that I pruned and the ones where I let the scapes go. I do really love the way the scapes look in the garden - the first time I grew garlic I thought it looked like a flock of birds had landed. I have also observed that once the scapes are totally vertical pointing up to the sky, the garlic is usually ready to be harvested. Maybe I will do another experiment and see what happens. Also read in a book by a garlic farmer that he didn't think removing the scapes was worth the effort as far as final result was concerned. They are good to eat, though, make a nice pesto.

[LaineyBug]

Sometimes shallow is enough to get the job done. Sometimes only getting in there nice and deep will work. The key is variety.

[zanewalsh]

Great experiment. Good to great results. Thanks for sharing Jordan 🙏🏼👍🏼
🌏🌎🌍🕊️ For all of us 🙏🏼✨❤️🌈

[bruceallen]

that was a great video! I have been growing garlic for four years and the first two years I've planted my garlic in the fall and they did reasonably well! But these past two seasons I have planted them in April and all of my heads of garlic are twice the size as any that were planted in the fall! i'm thinking the northern New Hampshire climate is too much in the winter time for them. Thanks for your channel!