I stole the kids garden box (shhh. They haven't seemed to notice, yet.) and moved it to an area in front of the house where some random cement stairs seem to lead to no where and I filled it with garlic. Well, specifically I filled it with already sprouting garlic that I dug up and divided. Last year I had a great garlic harvest, but I left the bulbs outside all year.... how very lazy of me! I planted all of them this year though and they are doing so well.
I then had Sam build me two beds matching in size to the garlic beds and planted 60 sets of onions in each. I am worried that I (Kashmir, actually) spaced the onion sets a bit too close in some areas, but we will have to see I suppose. I will plant both onions and garlic again in the fall for a spring harvest next year as well.
Here are my little beds, aren't they cute?
I can stare down at them from the deck. Our two year old planted a Muno doll in there with the red onions. We also plan to clear the area in front of them for some vining veggies to grow and climb down the hill; Pumpkins and winter squash most likely because the deer won't bother those. For now though, I am just happy to have some things in the ground while I count the days until it's time to start seedlings.
More later on HOW TO grow garlic and onions and WHY YOU SHOULD.
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