Don't Forget to Plant Garlic! First published on garden.org on
November 19, 2009, by Suzanne DeJohn Don't forget to add garlic
to your roster of fall-planted bulbs! Garlic is best planted in
fall -- like daffodils and tulips -- so it can develop roots
into winter and be ready to sprout when the ground thaws in
spring. Although ideally planted in October, it's not too late
to plant it now as long as the ground isn't frozen. Like its
cousin the onion, there are different types of garlic that do
well at different latitudes. You may have heard of long-day and
short-day onions. These grow best in northern and southern parts
of the country, respectively. Grow the wrong type of onion and
you may get a measly little bulb or none at all. Garlic is the
same, to a lesser degree. Choose a variety that's adapted to
your climate and you're more likely to get nice, fat, succulent
cloves. That's why I try to buy my garlic from a local farmer.
If the bulbs in his bin look good, I can be confident that the
variety will grow we