I was inspired to grow a crop of garlic this year by a few bloggers - including Thyme to Garden Now who is a northern hemisphere gardener, so when they reported on their crop surviving winter I thought maybe now's the time to get my garlic in. Today I've cleared the site, tilled the earth and added fresh compost. Then I planted more that 30 garlic bulbs!
I found these articles helpful in planning my garlic planning - Covertess, Kitchen gardeners (and this youtube) but mostly I appreciate the advice of some Australian organic gardeners like green harvest. So, now I sit back and relax as my garlic will take up to 8 months to mature. Then I probably wont need to buy garlic ever again!
I have a few bulbs left that I couldn't find room to plant - anyone with a favourite garlic recipe for me to try??
I grow a lot of herbs in summer (in a window box) but have never tried garlic. Perhaps it's time now. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI've never done this, always wanted to -- was sort of nervous! Maybe I'll give it a shot -- I might still have time! Oh, wait -- we're six months apart!
ReplyDeleteI've always wanted to grow garlic! It is, after all, one of my favorite cooking ingredients and, in my opinion, the Grand Funk Master Flex of flavor-givers. I mean, yowza! When you taste garlic, you know you're tasting garlic. So thanks for the great tips/points in the right direction. Any chance you know if they can be grown in window boxes, at least while I'm still living this life we call the college one?
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