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Keep an eye on the garlic after it has been planted. As bulbs of garlic form in the ground, thin green leaves sprout through the dirt. These leaves are a direct indicator of how well the garlic is doing; when they begin to brown from the bottom up, the garlic will be ready to harvest shortly. Check the size of the garlic bulbs when the leaves are about 1/3 brown.
1 Garlic can be planted in the spring as soon as the ground can be worked, but fall planting is recommended for most gardeners. 2  Plant in the fall and you'll find that your bulbs are bigger and more flavorful when you harvest the next summer. 3  In areas that get a hard frost, plant garlic 6 to 8 weeks before that frost.y question is concerning the flowering portion of the garlic. I planted garlic for the first time in the fall of 2012. But, due to my lack of knowledge and research I allowed the garlic to stay in the ground too long and it is now flowering.