Growing Garlic
Share
Tweet
July 14, 2022
Courtesy of Mike Heath
Steps to growing garlic. TR Left to Right: Laying out rows with irrigation, planting cloves, covered mulch. BR Left to Right: New garlic plants, harvest, drying the bulbs.
Last week I discussed the health benefits of garlic. This is one of the more fascinating plants I've grown, not just for health, but for flavor as well. It's a plant that anyone can grow with little effort. I will throw out a word of caution here. Although you can go to the store and buy a garlic bulb it won't be a variety that will thrive in Wyoming. Nearly all of the garlic in the store is a variety called California White. It requires a warmer climate and a longer growing season. You may be able to grow but it will never reach its full potential.
Garlic has been used throughout the world...
For access to this article please
sign in or
subscribe.
Reader Comments(0)