Garlic gardens in bucket containers!

Here's a way to do garlic and not fight with weeds!   Creating container for garlic garden from drywall paste buckets. The "lava rock" is actually pumice which absorts lots of water and then returns toe water to the soil as the container may dry out. Add a layer of these chunks, add potting soil and let stand in a tray of water while the pumice soaks up water. 6 garlic cloves 4" deep around the perimeter of the bucker. 

Holes in the bottom allow the roots to continue to grow into the ground and water to wick up from there also. Holes in sides of bucket add oxygen to the soil to keep it fresh. Worms love to live in these buckets and you can bury food scraps between the bulbs all summer to feed the worms, resulting in more nutritious castings for your plants. More ideas at www.WhollyBuckets.com . our store is www.CompostCritter.com .  

This is late in the year for starting garlic, but I'm putting them in the greenhouse for an extended season.  Check our store at www.CompostCritter.com