Full of nutrients, garlic is a must in Mediterranean cuisine and has many medicinal properties. It is possible to grow it at home to make it infinite. Here is how to grow garlic at home with ease. And moreover, you will have it all year long to perfume your culinary preparations and in the garden, it scares away many pests

Materials
1 head of garlic
1 pot of about 20 cm. deep
Potting soil
Instructions
We start by choosing a head of garlic of the variety you prefer and separate the cloves, but leaving the skin intact.
Next we choose a suitable pot that has drainage, so that it can evacuate excess water when watering, this is essential.
Next step, we load the pot with enough soil but leaving at least a few centimeters before reaching the edge.
Then we bury the garlic cloves in the pot, at least 10 centimeters deep and with the pointed part up.
In the pot you can put more than one clove of garlic, we must ensure that they are separated by at least 8 centimeters between each other.
Keep in mind that garlic sprouts will start to come out between 16 and 32 weeks after planting, depending on the climate and variety.
Care of pot-grown garlic

Garlic grown in a pot or on a plot requires little maintenance.
Garlic does not need much water. It should be well watered when planted. Except in case of severe drought, it does not need to be watered.
Garlic likes sunny exposures.
When to harvest garlic?

For a summer harvest, plant garlic in the fall.
For a fall harvest, plant garlic in the spring.
A few weeks before harvesting, it will be necessary to loosen the soil around the bulbs to allow them to dry properly.
Tying coarse knots in the leaves as they begin to yellow will help the garlic bulb develop.