In the dark.
Luckily, planting garlic is pretty easy so we were able to complete the task without much light.
To plant the garlic, we dug a whole in the ground about 2 inches deep. We spaced the cloves about a foot apart all along the fence. We didn't even bother with fertilizer, etc.
We planted them along the fence because the smell of garlic can ward off garden raiders. Now we have more garlic planted in our garden than any other plant.
Which is a good thing, since we love it.
And if we ever fancy a vampire-hunting career we won't have much to worry about in the garlic-supply front.
Before planting, I took this photo of the sunset. If you look closely, you can see a partial outline of Pinnacle Mountain to the right.
Adam's current place of employment is relatively close to our garden plot so he likes to spend his hour-long lunches out there on some days. This afternoon, he was alone on our little 25' x 50' plot when a woman drove up and rolled down her window.
Since most community farmers seem to be very friendly and curious about other's garden plans, it isn't particularly unsusual for people to stop and chat. But this woman rolled down her window and asked, "Is this the Garden of Hope?"
Needless to say, Adam was a little dumbstruck by this question. Because, yes, to us our garden is like a garden of hope. As I've said before, this garden is a test run for our future dream farm.
So, yeah, Garden of Hope sounds about right. However, it does not serve this purpose in any official capacity so Adam was forced to admit that, no, ours isn't the Garden of Hope.
The lady continued to drive down the lane and eventually found the "official" Garden of Hope, a 4 plot site operated by a local church.
And we're okay with that. They've got the moniker and, apparently, the money.
But we've got a garlic fence.
So there.
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