garlic

Garlic Planting

A bed of garlic deliciousness Today, this year’s saved garlic cloves are resting snugly in the ground, covered by chicken litter and leaves. Looking back, we increase the number of plantings by about 10-20 each year.In 2008, we planted 8. In 2009, we planted 26. In 2010, we planted 45. In 2011, we planted 64Continue reading “Garlic Planting”

Garlic 2011

We harvested 45 heads of antioxidant goodness today. These were planted back on October 24. For the garden how-tos and health information, check out that entry. Seems that we’re about 2 weeks behind in terms of harvesting just about everything this year, garlic included. The spring was so randomly windy and cold. Anyway, what toContinue reading “Garlic 2011”

Glorious Garlic: Planting 2010

On the 20th, Andy tilled up our “dump garden“. Our future plans for this plot of yard involve lots and lots of garlic. For the past two years, we planted these vampire-repelling bulbs in our large garden, so it’s time to rotate crops. Plus, the dump garden is always open for whatever we feel needsContinue reading “Glorious Garlic: Planting 2010”

Garlic and Kale Soup

This Garlic and Kale Soup is fantastic! It’s perfectly spiced, obnoxiously healthy, and super easy to make. Although this recipe isn’t one of our own, we thought we’d share it with all of you. Most of the ingredients are moderately in season ~ meaning that most were either already in our fridge, freezer, or pantry.Continue reading “Garlic and Kale Soup”

Planting in the Dark: Garlic

As the days get shorter and work gets more demanding, finding time to live sustainably undoubtedly becomes more challenging. However, one must fight on and prevail. The rewards are just that much sweeter. Because only Monday and Tuesday of this week were forecast without rain, we needed to use any spare time possible to getContinue reading “Planting in the Dark: Garlic”

Our first attempt at planting garlic was a successful one! In mid-October of 2008, we planted German Stiffneck garlic, which we obtained from our local garlic guy at the Dane County Farmer’s Market. We chose this variety for its reputation of strong flavor. Additionally, we searched for a large head of garlic because we hadContinue reading “Garlic”