Last winter's early arrival prompted me get our garlic planted two weeks earlier than usual. Earlier in the week, I planted sixty cloves of garlic in half of the garden bed at my parent's house. Forty cloves of
Sicilian Silver, which is a silverskin variety, and twenty cloves of an artichoke variety called
Chet's Italian.
This afternoon, eighty-four cloves of garlic were lovingly nestled into the soil of our garlic beds. Sixty-four cloves of
Spanish Benitee and twenty cloves of
Ajo Rojo. Both of these are creole varieties. All but Chet's Italian are new to us, and we're excited to taste them all. They smelled fantastic.
This will be plenty of garlic to store and save for seed next fall; share with family and friends; and to cook with and enjoy until next year's harvest.
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| Getting rows ready for cloves. |
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Covered with leaves and straw to protect them from frost;
keep moisture in the soil; and deter weed growth. |
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Who doesn't want to see a photo of a cat lounging in a pool of sunshine
with pumpkins in the background? The pumpkins were grown in our garden, even!
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Visit
Wright Garden Chronicles, check out the useful links there, as well as the recipe section. My own recipes are included there. Weee!
