I try to plant some hard neck garlic (Allium sativum, Zone 3) every October. Like any other hardy bulbous plant (including spring tulips and other ornamental bulbs), garlic begins making roots in the fall, just as soon as it’s buried in soft, rich soil. In spring, it begins forming an underground head, and sends up green blades and a thick stem that will eventually carry … [Read more...] about Looking for big garlic cloves
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How to plant garlic
I decided to plant garlic for the first time this year. After spending a couple decades loving garlic, and a couple minutes researching how to plant garlic, I concluded that it was both a gardening undertaking I could handle and a project that would reward me greatly. The large amount of pleasure that I’ll get from eating and sharing homegrown garlic next year is so going to be … [Read more...] about How to plant garlic
Garlic is early this year
Like everything else, the garlic has matured early this season and is ready to be pulled. That warm period we had way back last March accelerated the growth of almost everything, including the buried garlic seed cloves. Watering should be withheld for two weeks before digging the bulbs to encourage the papery wrappers to dry and shrink tight to the cloves. But even if you’ve … [Read more...] about Garlic is early this year
