Using Minced Garlic As a Soil Amendment

[The Preserver]

There doesn't seem to be very much documentation on this technique. Before I experiment with this, I would like to ask the community here if anyone has tried it before, and what their results were. Is it actually possible to harm a plant by adding too much garlic to the soil mixture, or is garlic only harmful to fungi and insect pests?

 

[NigelJ]

Not surprised there's not much documentation on it as I think most people use it in the kitchen. Mine gets eaten or planted October/November time for next years crop.

 

[DirtMechanic]

Yes the concentrations of essential oils are dangerous. The carrier oil you will dilute it with will be what?

 

[Tetters]

There doesn't seem to be very much documentation on this technique. Before I experiment with this, I would like to ask the community here if anyone has tried it before, and what their results were. Is it actually possible to harm a plant by adding too much garlic to the soil mixture, or is garlic only harmful to fungi and insect pests?

Seems like a total waste of money to me

 

[The Preserver]

Yes the concentrations of essential oils are dangerous. The carrier oil you will dilute it with will be what?

Thank you, you have eliminated some question marks. Which "carrier oil" would you propose using, if you don't mind me asking?

 

[DirtMechanic]

Thank you, you have eliminated some question marks. Which "carrier oil" would you propose using, if you don't mind me asking?

Something like this

 

[The Preserver]

Something like thisView attachment 71935

Are you recommending I use this in the place of the minced garlic, or with the minced garlic? I do apologize if that sounds like an obvious question for something that was implied. We were all noobs at this once.

 

[zigs]

Putting garlic onto soil sounds like a recipe for attracting onion white rot

If you get that in your soil you can't grow any Alliums (Leeks, onions, garlic Etc.) for about 20 years

It wiped out my crop of 5,000 garlic bulbs

 

[Tetters]

A suggestion for you - improve soil with home made compost or manure. Traditional, well tried and tested methods will always be best. Dig that kind of stuff in and sprinkle it with a dollop of common sense.

 

[DirtMechanic]

I do not grow onions nor garlic. I would suggest @Tetters and @zigs are giving you very sound and experienced and educated advice.