It's time to plant GARLIC!

It’s been an exceptionally warm Fall this year (Thanks Fiona!), so there is still no rush if you haven’t done it yet. We planted our garlic this week, in a very pleasant air temperature. It’s actually better if you wait even longer, as it’s getting warmer and warmer it seems in the Fall, so the garlic sometimes will poke through the ground before winter arrives, which is not great for it. So better late than early is the Garlic Planting Motto lol.

For planting, you want to get your hands on some healthy garlic bulbs. Break up the bulb into cloves, then plant into holes about 2 to 4 inches deep (no need to be super technical about it, it’s very forgiving!), separated about 6 inches. Just make sure the pointy part of the clove is up.

Garlic does NOT compete well with weeds, so mulching is the easiest way to keep your garlic patch weed free. Plus it will add protection from the freezing/thawing cycles that usually happen around here during winter. That’s it for now! Easy peasy right?

Now make sure you rotate your garlic patch. Diseases can build up in your soil if you plant it in the same spot every year, which is a sure failure plan! Better wait at least 3 to 4 years if you’re short on space before planting it again where it grew before. Although I try to not plant it ever again in the same spot, which means my garden space grows every year…

Happy Garlic Planting!