Garlic and Leeks, Oh My!
As the fall cool weather and rains arrive, the tea camellia are in bloom - I never tire of seeing their pretty white flowers, and am excited to get the larger plants in the ground and growing on. In Southern Yunnan province in China, there are wild tea trees 600 to 1800 years old, and 15 meters tall! My last tea camellia, at 15, was about 5×5' Camellia sinensis, Sochi And - here in the N, is time to plant garlic! My favorite garlic method (zone 8b, so fall planted, hardneck garlic): Forgotten garlic clump Look for some clumps you missed during harvest (since I plant mine in various beds, I usually miss some!) Ease them out of the earth Gently tease their roots apart Poke holes around the garden, drop in the bulb, add compost or soil, and top with a layer of leaves. Strawberry planter with garlic starts One clump (seperated) went between plants in the cedar strawberry planter, the second into a long planter with more strawberries, and the last into t...