This is what garlic looks like when you order it from Sow True Seed.  This is SEED garlic, grown specifically for planting.  We are looking at 1/2 pound each of Bavarian Purple, Chesnok Red, and Music bulbs that I ordered back in August.  I just got it in the mail a couple days ago.  I have planted store-bought organic garlic before, but I think we have better luck with seed garlic.

 

We prepped the rows by adding a little compost and some crushed eggshells.  Then I planted the cloves (pointy ends up) about 2 inches deep, and covered them with a few inches of wheat straw from Home Depot.  When the hickory trees drop their leaves, there will be another inch or two of mulch on top to keep everything warm through the winter.

 

I will let you know when they start sprouting in the spring.  Then we can watch it grow until time to harvest in July.  

 

HAPPY GARDENING!!!