GARLIC Allium sativum Perennial culinary medicinal insecticide sow: late spring late summer or early fall Regular "softneck" form of garlic For bulb production, fall planting preferred Can be planted in early spring for garlic greens or as insec repellent but bulbs may not mature until second season. Very hardy, may be planted as soon a ground can be worked Garlic shoots and leaves can be used as chives or green onion tops, being sweeter and more subtler than the cloves Medicinally: high blood pressure antibiotic (high sulphur content) Insect repellent: garlic interplanted with other crops helps repel insects.