Garlic

The longest awaited reward yet has finally paid us a visit. That's right- the hardneck garlic I planted last October is done. I may sound like an amateur, but I guess I didn't expect it to work. Plant a clove, get a bulb- how freakin' marvelous is that?

I believe the official count was 32 bulbs- a fair amount to consume and at least enough to continue the cycle this October.

We think the plants feature above aren't done yet, so we're gonna let them grow. We loosened the (wet) soil with the digging fork and pulled them out. Next time we will give the ground more time to dry after the rain. The test will be weather the bulbs keep until the fall or not.

Now our coat closet has garlic curing in it for two weeks- we'll just have to tell the guests that wer're expecting vampires.