Allium sativum 'Early Italian'
Garlic
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Garlic (Allium sativum 'Early Italian') - Description
These widely adapted garlics are easy to grow and will keep 10 months. Plant 6" apart in spring and early fall. Produces larger cloves than most softnecks, so it's easier to handle. Better adapted to summer heat, too. Sweet, mild garlic flavor. Sun. Fall planting: Plant cloves in mid-autumn in a sunny location with rich, well-drained soil. Set cloves root side down 4-6" apart in rows 1-1/2 to 2-feet apart, and cover with 1-2" of fine soil. In the North, put down 6" of mulch for winter protection. Garlic may begin growth late in fall or early in spring.
Garlic (Allium sativum 'Early Italian') - Blooming
Small flowers form balls on the tips of the flowering stems that are good for both fresh and dry floral arrangements.
Garlic (Allium sativum 'Early Italian') - Growth
Spring, summer, or fall flowering bulbous and rhizomatous perennials. Does well with full sun or partial shade.
Garlic (Allium sativum 'Early Italian') - Planting
Good candidate for filling in borders. Depending on the variety, can be planted via bulbs or seeds. In fall or spring plant as deep as the bulb is tall or wide, whichever is bigger. Self-seeds.
Garlic (Allium sativum 'Early Italian') - Pest
Onion fly and thrips.Like most plants that have bulbs, damp conditions makes Allium more prone to bulb rots caused by soil-borne fungi. Plants are especially vulnerable just after planting.Allium is also susceptible to white rot, mildew, fungal leaf spot (purple blotch and gray mold), and smut.
Garlic (Allium sativum 'Early Italian') - Interesting facts
Allium is a diverse genus of bulbous perennials that includes such plants as onions, garlic, chives, leeks, society garlic and giant ornamental onions. They all have relatively high concentrations of sulfur compounds which give them their unique smells and flavors. When the plant tissue is damaged some of these sulfur compounds are released, which explains why we cry when we cut onions. The sulfur compounds can dissolve in our tears, where it forms sulfuric acid. In response to the acid in our tears, we blink and produce more tears. This gives the impression that cutting onions makes us cry.
Garlic (Allium sativum 'Early Italian') - Soil and irrigation
Requires regular water during the growing season. All species need well-drained soil, especially soils on the sandy side. Keep dormant plants dry.
