Happy Summer Solstice!

Today's the day I was supposed to harvest the garlic, if I had planted them on the winter solstice. They would have been brown and dead by now, the stalks fallen over with no sign of life. I did not plant them on the winter solstice, however... in fact, it was spring! And so, I leave the garlic in the ground to continue growing and hopefully to get bigger.

There was a row of garlics that had been under-watered on vacation, and they looked either dead or ready to harvest. I dug them up, and there were super tiny garlic bulbs, the whole things are about the size of the individual cloves I had planted. They're terribly cute, and dastardly potent. The outside is white, but the inner paper sheaths are a vivid purple.

I braided them together, as it has always been a goal to make a garlic braid. I suppose that technically I have reached that goal... but hopefully my next garlic braid is a bit larger! :)

I hung the garlic braid on a hook with the rosemary... there is just something really satisfying about seeing herbs hanging in the kitchen.





I hope everyone out there is enjoying the longest day of summer.

And in other news, my husband has started a blog! You can visit it at http://improbablerogue.blogspot.com/