Oooh garlic! I planted a bunch of garlic at the end of October. You can check out my post about it here. On July 11 I harvested it all.
(more…)Spring is in the Air
We had a burst of sunshine and warmer temperatures for about a week. The temps are dropping a little with a bit of rain on and off for the next week or so. I spent some time getting started on garden clean up. Lots of pine needles got raked up, rose bushes trimmed, and other general Spring garden maintenance.
(more…)Planting Garlic
Although I have grown garlic a bit in the past, I never gave it much attention (or probably even planted it correctly), however this year I decided to take the plunge. I don’t know how many cloves I planted (forgot to count), however, there are approximately 100 cloves of garlic planted 10 per row. Two rows are shown in the picture. This garden bed is 3 x 8 feet. I made the rows horizontally across the short end of the bed.
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