Garlic is not only the perfect addition to every meal, but it’s also an aromatic veggie that is packed with tons of nutrients and many medicinal properties.
Garlic contains a lot of nutrients, such as amino acids, flavonoids, oligosaccharides, allicin and sulfur.
One garlic clove contains:
- 5 calories
- 1 gram carbohydrates
- 2 gram protein
- gram fiber
- milligram manganese (3 percent DV)
- 9 milligram vitamin C (2 percent DV)
- 4 milligrams calcium (1 percent DV)
- 4 microgram selenium (1 percent DV)
Garlic contains antiviral and antibacterial compounds that can help you prevent flu and colds. It’s also one of the most powerful food that promotes heart health. It can help you regulate blood pressure, lower cholesterol levels and prevent atherosclerosis.
It’s also beneficial for people with type 2 diabetes because it can lower fasting blood glucose.
Another great thing about this aromatic veggie is that it can prevent dementia and Alzheimer’s since it’s packed with antioxidants.
One research even shows that allium vegetables, garlic and onions, can decrease the risk of getting cancer.
Garlic has so many health benefits and that’s why you need to start consuming it on a daily basis. Why not start growing it at home? There’s nothing better than homemade right? Garlic is very easy to plant and grow and it will take a little space in your garden.
Plant the garlic in a fertile, well-drained and moist soil.
Here’s how to plant your own garlic
- Choose a sunny spot in your garden. Remove the stones and dirt from the topsoil.
- Make a compost tea mixed with a few tablespoons of 5-10-10 fertilizer. Work the mixture into the soil.
- Break a garlic up into cloves. Bury the cloves with the pointed ends facing upward, a couple inches into the ground.
- Leave 4-6 inches space between the cloves.
- Cover the cloves with 2 inches of clear soil and 5 inches of mulch materials.
- Water the topsoil until is completely dry.
- Add 1 tbsp of low-decomposing compost twice a month and a high-nitrogen fertilizer one a month.
- Cut any weed or flowers that bloom from the plants.
- In 3 months, you should have 5-6 leaves sprouted already. Harvest and enjoy!