Planting Society Garlic
Society Garlic is a warm season herb in the Amaryllidaceae family. Getting the timing right is the difference between a strong stand and a disappointing one, so the windows below are given relative to your own last spring frost and first fall frost rather than a generic calendar date. Look up your local frost dates and count back or forward from there.
Transplant young plants outdoors 0–2 weeks after your last frost, once the danger of frost has passed.
Spacing and Planting Depth
Give Society Garlic room to mature. The figures below come from verified extension and seed-supplier data for typical varieties.
| Spacing in row | 10 inches |
|---|---|
| Row spacing | 12 inches |
| Plants per sq ft | 1.2 |
| Planting depth | 0.5 inches |
| Sun requirement | Full sun |
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Days to Maturity
Society Garlic reaches maturity in 90–120 days from sowing.
Society Garlic is ready to harvest after about 105 days. Harvest before the first fall frost, which will end the plant's productive season.
Conditions and Care
As a warm-season herb, Society Garlic needs warm soil and settled weather to thrive, and is set back or killed by frost. It is frost tender, so wait until all danger of frost has passed before planting out and harvest before the first fall frost.
Society Garlic needs full sun — give it at least six hours of direct light a day for the best growth and flavor. Sow seed about 0.5 inches deep, then keep the soil evenly moist until seedlings establish.
Society Garlic belongs to the Amaryllidaceae family; rotating where you grow members of this family each year helps limit the build-up of soil-borne pests and disease. Society Garlic is generally grown as a single planting each season rather than succession sown.
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Growing Notes
Ornamental edible-leaf allium; tender perennial.
Related Crops
Other crops you might grow alongside or instead of Society Garlic.
In the same family
Society Garlic is in the Amaryllidaceae family. Other Amaryllidaceae crops in the Gardenable database:
Similar growing requirements
Crops with similar season and time to maturity — useful if you want a diverse garden on a similar schedule: