Place garlic in a jar of water to easily grow it at home
Ever thought about growing garlic at home? It is not necessary to have a vegetable garden, or a balcony to do this: you can also grow garlic in jars or glass bottles. This is, in fact, a form of hydroponic cultivation that allows you to grow garlic easily and conveniently.
It's an easy and fun pastime which will ensure you always have garlic to hand for your cooking. Let's check out how to proceed:
How to grow garlic in water
It is important to use a garlic bulb (or individual cloves) that are firm: if you notice that when you touch them there is empty space under the skin, do not use these (for growing or cooking).
Everyone will have found garlic in their kitchen which has sprouted, sporting a small tender, green sprout or leaf. This is exactly what you want to start your hydro-cultivation. The rest of the equipment you will need is a properly cleaned glass jar or bottle.
When you see that sprouts have appeared at the tips of the cloves, place them in water, with the sprouts facing upwards. The water should reach halfway up the bulb (or cloves).
The garlic must be kept near a window, a sunny position, and you must remember to change the water every two or three days at most, as soon as it gets cloudy. Failing to do so will cause the garlic to rot.
You can eat garlic leaves
In a couple of weeks, the shoots will have grown into long leaves, and the bulbs will have produced roots that extend down into the jar. You can eat these leaves just like you do with chives or spring onions. Just remember to change the water in the jar as soon as gets cloudy or darkens.
Furthermore, it is likely that the bulb will grow and produce more cloves: you can move whole bulbs into larger jars, or separate a few cloves and grow them in turn. If any new cloves emerge, they will be edible before they sprout!
Do you want to try this home-grown garlic cultivation project?
