# Who has a Green Thumb? Re: planted garlic **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 25, 2016, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-a-green-thumb-re-planted-garlic/769656 "2016-10-25T02:28:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-a-green-thumb-re-planted-garlic/769656/21 "2016-11-14T20:59:02Z")
Just got me a garlic bulb… peeled or not, for planting? ---
**Author:** ![araminty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-a-green-thumb-re-planted-garlic/769656/22 "2016-11-15T17:35:38Z")
> [@USCDiver](#): > > Just got me a garlic bulb… peeled or not, for planting? Not. Just separate into cloves and plant, root end down. Even the very tiny cloves from the center of the bulb will sprout. ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-a-green-thumb-re-planted-garlic/769656/23 "2016-11-15T17:51:36Z")
> [@araminty](#): > > Not. Just separate into cloves and plant, root end down. Even the very tiny cloves from the center of the bulb will sprout. If you have already peeled them, don’t worry - they’ll just grow slower and possibly you’ll lose a couple cloves b/c they use the skin to protect from pests and hard, prolonged freezes. I did that the first time. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-a-green-thumb-re-planted-garlic/769656.md?page=1)