A detailed guide to growing garlic sprouts (garlic chives) at home
What should you do when the garlic at home sprouts? It is really a pity to throw it away. We might as well use these sprouted garlic cloves to grow garlic sprouts, which are not only safe to eat, but also beautify the indoor environment! Below, the editor will share with everyone the method for growing garlic sprouts.
Repeat the operation method from the previous step until all the garlic cloves fill the pot, then sprinkle a layer of sand to cover all the garlic cloves
Place the garlic cloves with the roots pointing down, arranging them neatly in a circle along the small trench, leaving a little spacing between the garlic cloves, then cover the garlic cloves with the sand in the middle, exposing only the sprouts
Pour sand into the pot, but do not fill it too full; about 3 cm from the outer rim of the pot is enough. After spreading the sand flat, push the sand on the outermost edge toward the center, so that the outer edge of the sand forms a small trench.
First prepare sprouted garlic, break it into individual garlic cloves without peeling off the garlic skin. It is also possible to grow them using garlic that has not sprouted
When the garlic sprouts have grown to the 10th day, the roots have already taken firm hold in the sand, so you can water with a container
After one week, the garlic sprouts grow vigorously to about 10 cm. From the start of planting, pay more attention to observing the surface of the sand in the pot, and keep it moist at all times
After planting, use a shower head to sprinkle clean water evenly. The purpose of watering with a shower head is that the newly planted garlic has not yet taken root, so the garlic cloves will not be washed up. Then place it in a dark place to let it grow
When harvesting garlic sprouts, cut them off from the lower end of the stem, leaving 1 cm of the garlic sprout stem to wait for the next crop to grow. Absolutely green and pollution-free garlic sprouts are delicious when stir-fried with eggs or sliced meat!
Garlic sprouts can be harvested after about two weeks of growth, when they are at their most tender and fresh. If you want the garlic sprouts you grow to be more yellow in color, be sure to place them in a well-shaded place to let them grow.