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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.
Garlic forms bulbs, which separate into many cloves, each covered with a white-purplish or pinkish, papery sheath. Most commercial garlic is grown in the mild climate of northern California. These varieties of garlic will not grow well in Minnesota, and will develop a hot flavor. When choosing garlic for your garden, use varieties adapted to cold climates. Note that elephant garlic is a type of leek, not a true garlic. Garlic varieties are broadly placed into two categories - hardneck and softneck types. Hardneck varieties produce a flowering stalk, called a scape, while softneck varieties do not.