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It’s been a busy fall, so many garden chores still to complete before the first snowfall. I’ve had to make a few trips out of state in the last few weeks as my father has been in and out of the hospital. As a result those garden chores are not quite completed.
This last week I did manage to get my garlic planted. You may remember my abundant yield of garlic this summer. I definitely wanted to get some planted for next summer.
Planting garlic is very easy. The first step is to prepare your garden bed. I added some compost, pulled weeds and raked the bed smooth. I had some local garlic which will hopefully do as well as this past summer’s garlic.
Break the garlic bulbs into individual cloves.
Then I planted each clove into the soil, root side down, 5-6 inches apart. Each clove was pushed into the soil about 4 inches and covered with dirt. I don’t want the frost to push them out of the ground.
The bed still has to be mulched with hay but at least the garlic cloves are in the ground getting a good start before the snow flies!
Already looking forward to next summer’s harvest.
Linked to: MsGreenthumbJean, TootsieTime, CraftyGardenMama
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