How to Grow and Care for Garlic mustard

Garlic mustard, also known as Jack-by-the-hedge, Mustard root, Poor man's mustard, Sauce-alone, Jack-in-the-bush, Hedge garlic

Alliaria petiolata, colloquially known as garlic mustard is a herbaceous biennial plant known for the garlic aroma and smell of its crushed leaves. It can be found in partially shaded and moist places like woodland edges, trails, hedges, and roadsides. Leaves of garlic mustard are used in European cuisine as a spice herb for salads and sauces.

Watering schedule: Every week

Sunlight Requirements: Partial sun

Toxic to Humans

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Planting and Growing Garlic mustard

Lifespan	Biennial, Annual, Perennial
Watering Schedule	Every week
Sunlight Requirements	Partial sun
Soil pH	6-7.5
Planting Time	Early fall, Mid fall
Hardiness Zones	4-8
Toxicity	Toxic to Humans

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Garlic mustard is a herbaceous biennial with broad, kidney-shaped leaves that are finely toothed. In its first year, it forms a rosette close to the ground, while in the second year, it produces stems that can grow up to 3.3 feet (1 meter) tall. Clusters of small, white flowers with four petals emerge from April to June. The slender seed pods, called siliques, contain shiny black seeds and are characteristic of the mustard family.

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