Thursday 25 October 2012

Time to plant garlic

The kindergarden classes planted up their garden with lots of garlic last week.  The process is simple:

Dig a hole, drop in the garlic clove pointy side up, and bury it.  Mark it with a stick, so you remember it is there, then wait for the little shoots to appear.  Watch the shoots grow, and wait for the scrapes (the curly flower buds) to appear in the late spring - these taste amazing sauteed in butter.   Wait for the plants to die back and then harvest luscious garlic bulbs in the summer.  Dry, and store for use over the next year.  Don't forget to keep a few to plant again in the fall.

Great detailed article here http://www.westcoastseeds.com/how-to-grow/Herb-Seeds/Garlic/


Some of last year's garlic crop