Garlic vine cultivation methods and precautions

Garlic vine is an evergreen climbing plant that originally grows in tropical regions such as South America and is also distributed in southern China. It is not only easy to grow, but also highly ornamental. It usually blooms in autumn or winter, and the color of its flowers changes over time.

How to grow garlic vine

1. Lighting

Garlic vine likes light, so its planting and cultivation should be chosen in places with sufficient light and warm climate as much as possible. If there is insufficient light, the flowering of garlic vine will be greatly affected, and there may be fewer flowers and smaller flowers, or even no flowers may bloom.

2. Temperature

Garlic vine prefers a higher temperature environment and generally grows between 21 degrees Celsius and 28 degrees Celsius. Therefore, garlic vine grows most vigorously in summer and autumn. In winter, the temperature is lower, and the garlic vine will stop growing in the cold environment. The ambient temperature needs to be kept above five degrees.

3. Watering

The water requirement of garlic vine will change with the temperature like other plants. In summer, the temperature is high and the transpiration effect is significant, so we need to water it more. In winter, the temperature is low and the garlic vine may stop growing, so we can slow down the frequency of watering, generally watering it once every three to four days.

Garlic vine maintenance precautions

Since the flowers of garlic vine smell like garlic, many insects avoid it. This also makes garlic vine less susceptible to insect pests, and generally there is no need to spray pesticides.

In addition, garlic vine is a vine plant that will continue to climb freely during its growth period. Therefore, the branches of garlic vine are very messy. In the spring of each year, we can trim the messy branches and leaves of garlic vine to make it more beautiful.