Last year I planted garlic, and I failed miserably! I wasn’t patient enough and harvested the garlic before it was big and ready. My main mistake was planting it in an area that I needed for summer vegetables so I couldn’t let them just sit and get big.
This year I made a special little spot for my garlic where they can just grow and grow to their little heart’s delight until they are nice and big and become part of my dinner.
I picked an out of the way spot and moved a garden box into place, I used the soil from my onion box (which I had just harvested) and was ready to plant.
I bought a bag of garlic from the grocery store, I am not picky with garlic, but if you want something special there are many sources on-line for speciality varieties.Prepping the garlic for planting is as easy as separating the cloves from the bulb.
I placed the cloves, blunt side down into the soil about 3 inches apart.
Then covered the bulbs with about 3 inches of soil.
They are all tucked in now for a long winters nap, and hopefully in a year they will be gracing my stock pot with flavor and healing powers.
As soon as I read this post, I ran out and got some more garlic. Never mind the fact that I was planning on grocery shopping tonight and garlic was on my list, I bought a second one just to plant. I'm so excited! Thanks for the inspiration!!
I am always amazed at the things you are able to do.
How interesting, I have never planted garlic.
thank you for the reminder, i need to pick up garlic to plant this week! i've been using fresh minced garlic and i LOVE the flavor it's giving our food…i think i'll be planting onions next year so i can make up some jarred minced onion as well…
That is going to be a TON of garlic! Cool! I love the smell of it when you harvest it.
That is going to be a TON of garlic! Cool! I love the smell of it when you harvest it.