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I'm pretty much self-sufficient with garlic grown in various corners of my parents garden, and I use a lot.

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

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Thu May 8th, 2008 at 06:37:50 AM EST
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I think something ate all of mine. Or it rotted. In well-drained raised beds in the sunniest part of the garden.
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Thu May 8th, 2008 at 07:12:43 AM EST
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