Herbicide to spray on garlic??

[northdakotaoutfitting.com]

I have garlic growing in my garden and I am looking to spray the weeds out of it and can’t remember what I can spray on garlic. Can anybody help me out

 

[lazy gardener]

I would not spray any herbicide in my garden. You are going to have to either mulch heavily, or get down to the business of pulling weeds. Garlic is a short seasoned crop. I planted a bed of it late last fall. Then, I mulched it heavily with old hay. No weeds. The garlic is growing well with each stalk being about 3/4" in diameter. It will send up scapes soon, and be ready to harvest before Independence day. The bed can then be planted to an other crop.

 

[northdakotaoutfitting.com]

It’s coming up now and there’s chutes about 6” tall. Can I lay straw over the whole area now or is it to late? Will the chutes come through the straw?

 

[northdakotaoutfitting.com]

Anyone else? Can’t I spray anything on it??? I ran my tiller down a few rows last night but I kinda planted them a little tighter than I though. I’m getting to many weeds I can’t find the rows very well.

 

[oregonkat]

It’s coming up now and there’s chutes about 6” tall. Can I lay straw over the whole area now or is it to late? Will the chutes come through the straw?

Yes your garlic will come up through the straw. I plant my garlic in the fall, October 15th to be precise, put a thick layer of straw over it and it comes up perfect. Not a weed in sight!! I live at elevation so I dont harvest till August but I love this system.

 

[oregonkat]

Oh, and a herbicide will kill your garlic as well, so beware!

 

[northdakotaoutfitting.com]

I figured there must be something you can spray on it. How does the big garlic farm keep weeds from overtaking the garlic??

 

[oregonkat]

I figured there must be something you can spray on it. How does the big garlic farm keep weeds from overtaking the garlic??

I have no idea really, but if they are conventionally grown, the ground around them is probably treated with a pre emergent weed suppressor.

 

[northdakotaoutfitting.com]

Yes I’m sure they use pre emerge but I’m way past that lol. Might have to call the extension office