Garlic!

It is finally fall, and we are all waiting paitently for our tomatoes to ripen. While we are waiting, it is the time of year to plant garlic in your garden. It is so easy, and the garlic will keep for a long time. All you do is buy the garlic bulbs (I got some at Anderson's for $1 a head), break them apart, and plant each clove of garlic in the dirt, a couple of inches deep. Then, when the snow melts after a long cold winter, you will be able to see your garlic already growing!

It is ready in the middle of the summer when the tops start to fall over or turn yellow. You can then pull them up and store them for months. You can braid them together,

and hang them in the garage or with your food storage. The garlic has a stronger flavor than the store bought variety, so you won't have to use as much in your recipes. There are several vareties out there, but I don't really know the difference between the types. Some are richer in flavor, some are a bit spicy.

You can also plant onions now from seed if you want. You can buy starts in the spring, but you could also do it from seed now. Enjoy the nice weather while we have it! Happy gardening!