🧄🌱 Time to Chill Your Garlic for Fall Planting! 🧅🍂

Look what I found Lowes — onions & garlic sets ready for fall planting! 🛒

Now is the perfect time to refrigerate your garlic if you plan to plant this fall/winter.

👉 Why chill garlic?

Garlic needs a period of cold (called vernalization) to trigger bulb formation.

Without it, you’ll end up with just big green shoots instead of nice, full cloves.

🧄 Types of Garlic-

Hardneck Garlic:

Thrives in colder climates (Zones 1–5).

Produces a woody stalk (scape) you can eat.

Typically stronger flavor.

Softneck Garlic:

Best for warmer climates (Zones 6–10).

No central stalk, stores longer.

Milder flavor but grows well in heat.

🌱 Pro Tip: Refrigerate garlic for at least 4–6 weeks before planting in warm zones like 8–10.

Cooler zones can plant directly in fall as the soil provides enough chill.

💡 Onions & garlic are garden essentials that keep your pantry stocked year round and now’s the time to prep them right!

➡️ Do you plant onions, garlic, or both for your fall/winter garden?

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