This past weekend, in between the fall rains I made some time to plant my garlic. Around this part of the country, it’s said that garlic should go in the ground around Columbus Day, which is next weekend. Being a little early shouldn’t hurt at all since I won’t have the opportunity to get to it next weekend. I love the tradition of planting fall garlic, it’s one of the major parts of closing down the garden for the year, but instead of just pulling up browned, and wasted plants it is refreshing to put new life into the ground. When spring comes the tender green tips of garlic will be one of the first things to pop up into the garden marking the beginning of the growing season.
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