I have been growing garlic every year for a while now. I have great luck with it and manage to grow enough to just about last us all year! You can read about planting garlic here. I usually plant my garlic in early September. It then has time to establish itself before the cold weather sets in.
In the spring the garlic is one of the first crops to peek through the hay.
I keep an eye on it and when the garlic scapes form I cut them off.
I’ve used the scapes to make garlic scape pickles, garlic scape pesto and even garlic scape scampi! Yes we love our scapes and we love our garlic.
In August I keep an eye on the garlic, when the tops start to turn brown it is time to harvest. Like last year I was concerned because the stalks seems skinny and I wondered how big the bulbs would be. I did not have to be concerned because as soon as I pulled the stalks I was pleased. The bulbs were all good sized!
After I brushed off all the dirt I set up the garlic in out garage on an old window screen. I will let it dry for a few days before I braid it.
Once the garlic in braided I will hang it to dry in our garage.
I think our garage will smell like garlic for a while!
Nancy on the Home Front 