I have winter garlic sprouting up! It is very exciting to see the shoots of green coming up from where I planted them. They won’t be ready to harvest until late spring or early summer, when the green wilts and turns yellow, but so encouraging.

Garlic is also good for chickens’ immune systems, so being able to grow my own garlic is great! (I do love Lisa’s posts at Fresh Eggs Daily!)

Apparently nothing eats garlic leaves either, so I planted them outside the chicken runs. Once the coop is done, we will set up three runs, with the middle section as my garden. My plants will be protected from rabbits and deer, and have natural bug exterminators roaming the perimeter! (Chickens love bugs, but also garden plants, so they will only be let into the garden when harvest is over.)

Here’s to signs of Spring! Prost!