Planting Garlic...a Bit Late

We finally prepped the garden beds for winter. We pulled the plants that needed to be pulled and trimmed those that needed trimming. We left the calendula, which is still blooming, and the regular marigold, which also still has blooms.

I still haven't thinned the strawberry bed, but since the deer seem to trim the plants once we take down the netting, I am not sure that I need to do a lot of actual thinning. I am hoping to trim the suckers before the snow piles up. Since it snowed today, I know I won't have much time to get it done. It may have to wait until spring. 

I was a month later than planned, but I also planted garlic. I cut some grass we had growing on the hillside and layered it over the garlic for mulch. This method worked well last time we grew garlic. Will our garlic survive planting this late in November? Who knows? I was just happy to get some in the ground. A Facebook gardening group thought it should be fine. We will see what happens in the spring. If it doesn't come up, I will use the garden space to plant something else. Each garden venture is an experience from which to learn. 

Here's hoping it will look like this in the spring!

Last Year's Garlic