On Fri, 15 Jun 2012 11:57:14 -0700, Higgs Boson wrote:

I usually plant cloves of garlic between roses to discourage pests;
seems to work pretty well.

However, when the foliage dries out and droops and I dig up the garlic,
it's never a full head with cloves. Just one Tiny.

What am I doing wrong?

Or is this the way it's supposed to be?

HB

Don't know where you are - but in the Pacific NW, we generally plant the
garlic around Oct 1.

HTH-