Garlic has fascinated gardeners for thousands of years, and no wonder! Flavorful, beautiful and easy to grow, garlic is also one of the simplest edibles to store. This concise book will help you choose the best types of garlic to grow in your region and explains how to prepare the planting bed, grow the crop, and finally harvest and cure your beautiful homegrown garlic. Written by award-winning garden writer Barbara Pleasant (Mother Earth News, Starter Vegetable Gardens) for gardeners of every skill level, this book demystifies growing garlic while showing the way to many seasons of garlic growing enjoyment.