It is a little early to be planting garlic in the North Country, at least now in the era of climate change. A warm, wet spell from now until early November, such as we had in 2016 could cause the garlic to sprout. Even a normal winter with some zero degree days would be enough to kill the sprouted plants. However, with 2 inches of rain predicted on Wed. and Thursday and no warming predicted after, I think I will take the gamble and plant.
Of course for me it is a double whammy. We are planning to sell Casa Monzeglio sometime in the next few months and there is a real possibility all my work will ensure the new owner harvests a bumper crop of garlic. I guess we will see how this plays out between now and next spring.
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