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Fall is the ideal time for planting garlic. The days are still hot here in the High Desert, still averaging 90*F, but the nights are in the cool, crisp 50-60*F range. The early mornings are delicious!

Garlic likes well dug, deep beds with excellent drainage and lots of organic matter. Last year (Fall 2007) I planted garlic in raised beds. This year, since I have a lovely fenced in garden now, I will plant them in a semi-raised bed in the ground.

Both this year and last year I purchased my seed stock from http://www.TheGarlicStore.com. As you can see by the photos below, they provide large, healthy bulbs. They are well packed and shipped at the perfect time for planting. We'll see what these look like during harvest time in 2008!

Bogatyr - Purple Striped Hardneck originally from Russia.
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Georgia Crystal - Porcelain Hardneck.
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Kettle River Giant - Artichoke Softneck Heirloom - Rec'd this as a free "bonus" garlic
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Korean Red - Hardneck from Korea, used in Kim Chee
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Polish Hardneck - Porcelain hardneck with a purple striped wrapper
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Siberian - Large, purple striped hardneck; hot and spicy. I planted this variety in the fall of 2006 and it was my best producer for the summer of 2007.
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