joe s wrote:
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?


You don't have to soak the cloves in water. Prepare a spot in your
garden and plant the individual cloves with the flat end down as deep
as your second finger knuckle. Cover over with a 2 inch layer of dry
grass clippings, water when ever you feel like it and you will see
green shoots in about a week or so. Let grow until early summer when
all the garlic leaves are brown except for 3 or 4 and then dig them
up. Wash off the dirt and hang in a dry, shady, airy place until the
skins are dry and papery. Garlic from the grocery store works OK,
maybe not as well as the varieties from a seed source selected for
your area, but a heck of a lot cheaper. Very easy to grow.

Bill