posted 5 years ago
We plant in the fall and harvest in late spring. We mulch lightly with our hay until they come up( so they don't have trouble getting through the mulch), then weed and increase mulch to about 6 inches. Our bed gets mostly morning and midday sun, medium clay soil. Central Kentucky.
We settled on German hardy as the variety we like, for flavor, large cloves, and how well it stores. The results we get are dependent on rain - enough rain for growth, but not once you're trying to harvest. This spring, harvest did well!
Heads were allowed to dry out of the sun, then trimmed of leaves, outer skin, and roots. Stored in mesh bags, we should have enough for the year. What was left of last year's crop, we are experimenting with turning into black garlic.