Plant Garlic in the Fall

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I didn't originally set out to plant garlic in the fall. It was a mistake; this is the original mistake.
I didn't originally set out to plant garlic in the fall. It was a mistake; this is the original mistake.
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The first intentional fall planting of garlic in November didn't look like much—just a plot of ground covered with mulch and lined with rocks.
The first intentional fall planting of garlic in November didn't look like much—just a plot of ground covered with mulch and lined with rocks.
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By the first of April, the new growth really began to take off.
By the first of April, the new growth really began to take off.
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By May 1, the patch was thriving.
By May 1, the patch was thriving.
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By mid June the garlic was ready to harvest.
By mid June the garlic was ready to harvest.

I never did have any luck trying to raise garlic. Never,
that is, until I accidentally stumbled onto the “Ultimate
Garlic-Growing Secret”: Treat ’em like daffodils. Plant
garlic in the fall! That way, the plants can start sproutin’

  • Published on Sep 1, 1978
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