Garlic Under Straw

Garlic Under Straw

Judy and I just got back from three weeks in Texas. I was behind in the garden before we left and three weeks away have put me quite a bit further back. I missed a lot of garden clean up and prep for next season. One fall chore that I never try to miss is getting a bed of garlic planted. When I’m on top of things, garlic goes into the ground the last week of October, but I’ve planted it in late December and still had a fine crop. So my first task upon our return...

Garlic Planting in Fall in Wisconsin

I try to plant garlic in late October. This year we were a day late and the garlic went into the ground on the first of November. I had previously prepared the bed so all I had to do was soften the soil a little and with a steel rake make three relatively equal ridges running the length of the beds. The garlic was shoved into the top of the ridges until it was just covered. I also scattered a lot of lettuce seeds, salads greens and cilantro along all the slopes...

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