Not sure about your region, but I live in Texas Zone 8b with mild winters,
ground never freezes and I have success with California Early and Morado
Gigante. Bulbs from the grocery store are usually California Early, but they
may treat them to prevent or help delay sprouting during storage.

It's best to buy bulbs with the largest cloves you can find.

Victoria


On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 15:24:14 GMT, "joe s" opined:

ok, i would like to plant some garlic (with the rest of my garden [tomatoes,
carrots, onions, lettuce, mics. herbs, bush beans, brocolli, cauliflower,
cukes, radishes, cabbage, mustard greens and corn]i live in Florida, land of
the year round garden) and i haven't a clue on how to start

i do have a bulb i picked up from the grocery..can i just nab a clove off
and get it in some water?

what is the official process for growing garlic?