1. Prep the Bacon and Onions. 1  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. 2  Drain bacon on paper towels, reserving 2 tablespoons of the drippings in the pan. 3  Add 1/2 cup chopped onion (about 1 small) to the reserved drippings. 4  Cook and stir over medium heat about 4 minutes or until the onion is tender. Let the salty liquid drain from the beans, then rinse the beans under cool running water and allow the water to drain. 2  Repeat with each can. 3  Baked Beans Tip: Draining and rinsing helps reduce the sodium in the bean recipe.
1 Garlic can be planted in the spring as soon as the ground can be worked, but fall planting is recommended for most gardeners. Plant in the fall and youâll find that your bulbs are bigger and more flavorful when you harvest the next summer.  In areas that get a hard frost, plant garlic 6 to 8 weeks before that frost.
Information on this page is provided on a best efforts basis for interest only and does not constitute personal advice. Always discuss medical matters with your doctor. Growing your own garlic is fun and you get to the reward of eating your crop. Here are some tips on how to grow garlic successfully at home.Garlic is grown from the individual cloves. Each clove will produce one plant with a single bulb-which may in turn contain up to twenty cloves.he cloves should be planted individually, upright and about an inch (25 mm) under the surface. Plant the cloves about 4 inches (100 mm) apart. Rows should be about 18 inches (450 mm) apart. It is traditional to plant garlic on the shortest day of the year. Whether this is for symbolic or practical reasons is unclear.