Have you ever done it?

I hadn’t until last week.

I was given three beautiful home grown (thank you Mim) heads of garlic and decided this was the year I would experiment with growing garlic…we enjoyed one head and used these two for planting…

So I asked a few gardener friends of mine if they had ever grown garlic and most had…all agreed it had to be the simplest bulb to grow.

Finn and I broke apart each bulb and then headed out to the garden…

It was a beautiful day. The mosquitos were quiet, the sun was warm and the ocean could be heard…

It’s so simple – if, of course you already have a garden or area to plant in…

Make little holes. We went about 2 inches apart. 2 – 3 inches deep.

Pop a clove in.

Cover.

Cover well.

Tamp gently.

Water (not shown). Finn moved right along to picking carrots…but you can see the completed row of garlic behind him…

Mulch garlic bed well for winter (still have to do). Wait for spring…

So, have you ever planted garlic?