5. Plant the cloves no more than two inches deep in the soil when planting outside and below the soil when using modules.
When you plant the cloves, the pointy end needs to be up. Cover the cloves completely with soil. When you dig the hole to put the cloves in, use a garden fork. The garden fork will be used also when your garlic is ready to be taken out.
When putting the cloves in also, you don’t want to bruise them. They won’t do as well, if they’re bruised. Take your time and place them in the soil gently. Once you plant the cloves, water them. Don’t overwater them because garlic doesn’t need too much water.
Add plant food to the soil after watering. Plant food will give the garlic the nutrients it needs as well in helping the roots to become strong. Plant food only need to be added every 60 days.