August - cured and ready!
Garlic might be my very favorite thing to grow! I sow in October and harvest the following summer, providing 9 months of growth and interest throughout the year. It’s as ‘set it and forget it’ a crop as you can get. This year I planted even more than last, close to 100 bulbs.
This year’s varieties
Purple Glazer
Premium Northern White
Mt. Hood
Elephant Garlic (not true garlic, but still!)
Some folks harvest the scapes once they’ve formed, which are yummy and allow the plant to put a little more energy into a slightly bigger bulb. However, I leave most of my scapes as the bees absolutely love the flowers!
February - grown enough to remove the protective cover and leaf mulch.
May - finally starting to produce scapes! It’s a few weeks behind from last year’s timeline, which might be due to our late snow this year.
July - some of the pulled garlic!