Garlic in a pot

After transferring to our new home, I'm now closer to the garden that I used to tend a year back, since that garden is located right in our backyard. Thus, my inclination on backyard farming have returned as my son had started before.

My small pot

With the garden right on our backyard and with my previous experience of two of my plants surviving because they were on pots, I've decided to try planting a garlic on a small pot this time, instead of planting it directly on our garden soil.

My purpose is of course, to experiment on the best way of growing garlic, hopeful that by the time i decide to plant directly on our garden soil, I will be more successful the second time around.

As a starting point I have decided to search the world wide web for information in regards to planting garlic on a pot. This search lead me to the site Gardening know how where in Bonnie L. Grant wrote an article on how to plant garlic on containers.

Garlic planted on a pot

In the article, it was mentioned that the pot should have a depth and opening of at least six (6) inches,  my pot however is a little bit smaller having an approximate depth and opening of five (5) inches. Given this, I've decided to still give it a try, since the effect might just be having a smaller size garlic and the pot size will not greatly affect the growth. (I hope)

Aside from this,  the article also mentioned that the garlic should be planted with a depth of two (2) to three (3) inches with the garlic bulb "pointed side up."

In regards to the soil, I'm using a sandy loam soil, mixed with rice husk and a small amount of dried chicken manure.
 

Pot with label and date

Having followed the instructions written in the article, it's time to put a date on the pot so that I could monitor its growth.

Will update this post from time to time to see how this "garlic on a pot"
experiment of mine ends up.

Have a blessed day!