Pulling garlic from the dirt never gets old. This year, I went wild and planted twice as much as last season. I started with the biggest cloves I could find, spacing them out so each one had room to breathe. That little trick makes a huge difference—bigger bulbs, fewer sad, tiny ones. I waited for the leaves to go mostly yellow before digging them up. Patience pays off. The smell when you first pull them? Unreal. Now my garage smells like an Italian kitchen, and I’m not mad about it. Hanging them up to cure is my favorite part—watching them dry out and knowing I’ll have fresh garlic for months. Gardening wins like this make all the dirt under my nails worth it. #gardening #garlicharvest #growyourown