Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Aug 2, 5:52 pm, "Jean B." > wrote:
>
>> I gather it is easy enough to grow one's own--although it may be a
>> bit late in the year to start it. Anyone?
>>
>> --
>> Jean B.
>
> I don't know what your climate is like, but I grow garlic. Here in
> Michigan, I plant the cloves in the fall, and harvest the heads
> between late June and mid July. I must've got 50 heads of
> garlic this year. I planted extra to give away, but I expect
> my garlic will keep at least until Christmas. Last year's
> crop endured until February, although it was getting a little
> core in the middle by that point. Still better than store-bought
> garlic.
>
> Because I'm a little geeky (and I'm doing this to get good
> garlic, not to save money), I buy my "seed" garlic at
> http://www.thegarlicstore.com
>
> This was my third or fourth harvest of garlic, and I'm getting
> pretty good at achieving big heads with large cloves. We
> use fresh garlic almost every day.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

Is there some advantage to buying seed garlic as vs just using
something from the store?

I asked a friend who does a lot of vegetable gardening a similar
question about potatoes. He said he just used normal potatoes.

--
Jean B.