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If so, when do you plant it?

I harvested all mine about three weeks ago. Obviously I missed some, because there are lots of little sprouts coming up. Well they're not so little, they're 3" - 6" high now.

My question is: I've read, in the seed catalogs that sell garlic cloves, that we're supposed to plant them in October so that the don't make top growth in fall.

Wouldn't it be okay to plant them sooner, and let 'em grow a bit? Would that make the cloves larger for next year? Climate note: I do have some perennial onions, so things in this family definitely do come through the winter ok.

Flying_V_Goddess

Not an expert on garlic growing, but I'll tell you what I know.

You normally plant garlic in fall or early winter and cover them with a thick layer of mulch so they won't freeze. I hear they need the cold of winter to form side buds and the warmth of spring is the signal to turn those sidebuds into cloves. You can plant them in early spring, but you'll get smaller bulbs.

Maksi

It what Flying say, You plant them in late fall or early winter. For me its now the time to plant. If I want extra extra big garlics then I wait exactly 1 year harvesting them.(but alsway before it starts to freeze offcourse)

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If it's time for you to plant now, how long will it be until you expect your first frost?

(About 2-3 weeks left for us.)

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And about a month until the first measurable snowfall.

amma

You could plant them now, and cover them with mulch and you should be good to go until next spring. When the threat of frost has passed, remove the mulch :D:D:D

Flying_V_Goddess

Just want to add that you should put on the mulch at least 4" thick. If you live in colder climate you should do more like 6-8" of mulch. Straw seems to be the popular choice for mulching garlic. .