Can you drop a garlic bulb in the ground and expect it to grow, or does it need more work than that?
Where I am, the soil is too sandy. Garlic will grow, but pitifully small.
Want any water voles with the sand? I've got a load I'd like to get rid of.
Oh, they are vectors of tapeworm and bubonic plague. Adds to the fun.
And, traditionally, you're supposed to have planted it in December.
Have you considered starting with cress?
But you have to remember to harvest it cos if you miss a bulb, it will reproduce so mightily the next year that it won't be much use. Kinda like chives to spring onions.
Best to plant in early spring rather than now as you've missed a lot of the growing/rooting season but if you hurry you''ll get a late crop okay.
I know it's hard, but re-plant your best cloves, not your worst.
Garlic stores well if it's kept dry, but once early spring starts it will shoot regardless so stick it in the freezer. It's not as good as fresh, but doens't harm the flavour too badly. keep to the Fen Causeway
