You’ll need a dibber—a pointy stick that looks like a medieval torture device. Push a hole about 5cm deep, drop a clove in pointy end up (nobody wants a grumpy upside-down garlic), and cover with soil. Space them 15cm apart, with rows about 30cm apart. Garlic likes to socialise, but it needs personal space, like that colleague who insists on chatting while you’re on a deadline.
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Plant in a sunny spot with well-drained soil. If your garden is a clay swamp like mine, raise the bed or build a mound. Garlic hates wet feet. It’s a drama queen about drainage. If it gets waterlogged, it will literally drown and turn into a slimy mess that smells like a regretful Friday night.
