Little Garlic that could...

This poor garlic bulb has had a very traumatic life this far.

I had rescued the sprouting bulb from the freezer at work and planted it in the veggie patch at home. A few weeks had gone by and the bulb had developed long thin leaves that were looking great!

My mom came to visit and thought the leaves were grass and plucked them off! This is why we don't allow her in the garden...

Again, I rescued the bulb, I dug it up, trying not to damage the roots it had worked so hard to grow, and I placed it in a jar on my kitchen window sill...

Little Garlic Bulb

I left this on the window sill for a couple of weeks, until I started to see the top turning a green colour, indicating there was some kind of growing happening. I then transplanted it into the herb bowl I have (hid it from my mom...) and it has finally started to sprout more leaves again!

Little Sprouting Garlic Plant

I am not too sure how long it will take before I can harvest, but I will keep you posted!

Starting Off

I am always a little fascinated when I plant new seeds. I love to see how they germinate and I always scour the internet, looking for pictures of various germinating seeds and I am always disappointed by the lack of pictures or descriptions.

I'm sure there are a few more people out there, also curious about these things and so here I am, hoping to show you the stages of plant growth that I find the most fascinating...

I am by no means an expert in any of this, just a very curious amateur gardener.

These are some of the plants I am fascinated by currently...

I hope you enjoy!

Garlic Sprout

Sunflower Seedling 1 week old

Little Baby Butternut

Bottle Brush Flower Bud