Late Italian Garlic

Variety: Late Italian Garlic
Sown: 12 APR 2013
Germinated: 18 APR 2013
Photos: Garlic Pot #1 - 10 May 2013 and 19 May 2013

Again with the "never grown before" in my world... Again with the especially never grown in a pot or container of any type before...

This garlic was ridiculously simple.  Within the week, the garlic hard broken ground and was off and  running.  We don't expect to see glorious and chunky bulbs.  We may even end up with rounds, but we do know now that we live in the 4th largest garlic producing county and our weather is apparently just right for growing softneck garlic. So far, so good! We hope to be as productive for our little plot of dirt in a pot.

However, it is Spring.

Sow in the fall. Next year for certain with the Spring yield.

The temptation to use these for cooking was tremendous.  I'll say that I'm looking forward to the harvest, braiding this garden to hang in my pantry, and definitely looking forward to using it a great many dishes.  Next year, I will probably quadruple the number of pots for this garlic, alone!

Yes! That good!

I'd love to grow hardneck, but not sure it is possible in our "neck" of the woods.  If for nothing less, for the garlic scapes alone. More research to do!