vegetable · cool-season
Garlic
Plant it in fall, forget it, harvest fat heads next summer. The highest reward-to-effort crop there is.
Maturity240 days
SunFull sun
WaterModerate
Spacing6 in
↳ See the planting calendar for sow & harvest timing in your zone.
Care
Plant individual cloves pointy-end up, 2 inches deep, a few weeks before the ground freezes. Mulch. In spring, snap off the curling scapes (they are delicious) to send energy to the bulb. Harvest when lower leaves brown.
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