Planting density, labour costs, clove orientation, tractor requirements and harvest technique, written for growers deciding how to scale up garlic.https://velocityfarmequipment.com/en-ca2026 Velocity Farm Equipmenthttps://velocityfarmequipment.com/blog/ontario-garlic-planting-timeline/https://velocityfarmequipment.com/blog/ontario-garlic-planting-timeline/Mid-October to early November for most of Ontario. The full fall timeline: soil prep, cracking seed, planting depth, mulch, and what to do in spring.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://velocityfarmequipment.com/blog/onion-set-planter/https://velocityfarmequipment.com/blog/onion-set-planter/Onion sets plant like garlic cloves, and the same machine handles both with a different wheel. What transfers, what doesn't, and why sets are not seed.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://velocityfarmequipment.com/blog/planting-tulips-hops-ginseng/https://velocityfarmequipment.com/blog/planting-tulips-hops-ginseng/The PL-22 plants tulips, ginseng, hops, turmeric, squash and cucumbers as well as garlic. What transfers between crops, and what doesn't.Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://velocityfarmequipment.com/blog/undercutting-garlic-harvest/https://velocityfarmequipment.com/blog/undercutting-garlic-harvest/Lift the bed, don't pull the plant. Why a blade run 6–8 inches below the bulb saves the necks, and when your soil means you don't need one.Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://velocityfarmequipment.com/blog/clove-orientation-garlic-yield/https://velocityfarmequipment.com/blog/clove-orientation-garlic-yield/An inverted clove still grows. It grows a bent neck and a smaller, misshapen bulb you cull at grading. Why orientation beats planting speed.Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://velocityfarmequipment.com/blog/garlic-cloves-per-acre/https://velocityfarmequipment.com/blog/garlic-cloves-per-acre/Garlic planting density by spacing, the arithmetic to work it out for any row layout, and what the numbers mean for your planting-day labour.Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://velocityfarmequipment.com/blog/tractor-size-for-garlic-planter/https://velocityfarmequipment.com/blog/tractor-size-for-garlic-planter/Planting needs almost no horsepower. Harvesting needs 40 HP. Why most buyers get this backwards, and what a Category 1 hitch actually has to do.Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://velocityfarmequipment.com/blog/garlic-planter-vs-hand-planting/https://velocityfarmequipment.com/blog/garlic-planter-vs-hand-planting/An honest cost comparison for small garlic growers. What a planter actually saves, what it doesn't, and the acreage where it starts to make sense.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://velocityfarmequipment.com/blog/scaling-up-garlic-acreage/https://velocityfarmequipment.com/blog/scaling-up-garlic-acreage/Going from one acre to ten breaks four things in a predictable order: planting labour, harvest, curing space, then grading. The arithmetic for each.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://velocityfarmequipment.com/blog/curing-and-storing-garlic/https://velocityfarmequipment.com/blog/curing-and-storing-garlic/Three to four weeks in shade with air moving across the bulbs. What curing does to the neck and wrappers, and why seed and eating garlic store differently.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://velocityfarmequipment.com/blog/when-to-harvest-garlic/https://velocityfarmequipment.com/blog/when-to-harvest-garlic/Harvest when the bottom third to half of the leaves have browned and four to six stay green. Why leaf count beats days, and how to dig a test bulb.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://velocityfarmequipment.com/blog/choosing-seed-garlic/https://velocityfarmequipment.com/blog/choosing-seed-garlic/Clove size is the strongest predictor of next year's bulb size. How to grade seed, when to buy clean stock in, and the arithmetic for seed per acre.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://velocityfarmequipment.com/blog/hardneck-vs-softneck-garlic/https://velocityfarmequipment.com/blog/hardneck-vs-softneck-garlic/Scapes, clove count, storage life and cold-hardiness compared. Which type suits Ontario and the northern US, and where softneck is genuinely the better crop.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT