Thanks to its delicious taste and reputation as a healthy food, garlic (Allium sativum) is popular with gardeners. But growing this relative of the onion takes a fair amount of space and patience. It is an unusual plant in the vegetable garden because you have to wait about 8 months after planting before you get to enjoy the fruits of your labor. But if you’ve grown it well and harvested and stored it properly, you can have fresh garlic all winter. MORE
SOURCE: https://www.thespruce.com/harvesting-garlic-1402402#citation-1