Garlic!

I have been gardening in my backyard for three years. I didn't know much about growing things before I started and I have very little patience for learning things like this out of books, so it has mostly been an experiment in trial and error.
This week, I harvested my second crop of garlic ever.



The empty space is where my garlic grew.

The first year I planted in the spring, so my garlic was very small. The second year I planted in the fall, which is the right time to plant garlic and onion, but nothing happened. This time my garlic came in and is a respectable size!




Since I have about 20 heads and even I can't use that much garlic immediately, I tried my hand at making a garlic braid. I tried a few times without instruction, but it didn't turn out so well. Then I consulted google and found a few blogs with nice instructions. This one was helpful.
After letting my garlic dry in the hundred degree heat for a few days, here is my finished garlic braid:




Now I am awaiting the tomatoes...



Gratuitous picture of Bee asking me to push her while I worked.