Garlic is one of the
super plants that you can grow indoors. It is very easy and inexpensive. Plus,
eating garlic will work miracles for your health, since it contains nitrogenous
substances, sodium, potassium, selenium, magnesium, calcium, silicon, phosphoric
acid, sulfuric, vitamins C, D and B, phytosterols, extractives, and essential
oils. It is also rich in phytoncides, such as allicin, which forms when you
crush or grind garlic cloves. According to some researchers, allicin has a
strong bacteriostatic effect which will help you cure infections faster. Garlic
is also known to fight fungal infections, which makes it a much more valuable
medicine than many of today’s antibiotics.
How to Grow an Endless Supply of Garlic Indoors
You will need:
- One head of garlic
- Potting soil
- A container
First of all, make sure that you have a good garlic head.
Fill a large pot with potting soil. Break the garlic cloves
apart and sow each clove vertically into the soil at a depth of 1 inch.
Cover the cloves with soil. There should be about 1 inch of
soil over the cloves.
Place the pot in an area that gets plenty of direct sunlight
and keep an eye on the soil and water it when it starts to dry out.
Clip off the greens when they grow about 3 – 4 inches tall,
but leave about an inch or so for it to re-grow. The greens will stop growing
eventually.
When the plant turns brown and dries up, dig the garlic
cloves that you planted and you should have a full bulb. Take a clove from that
and start over!
Source : healthyfoodadvice
