Oh my! Barkeater, thank you for the advice on the nematodes! Going to go look them up and check my bulbs.
And Tom, thanks so much for that very helpful information, especially on planting and storing the garlic. I'm also glad to know I'm not crazy to think that price is indeed high. I gulped when I saw those, but from the sites I looked at, that seemed to be about the going price. Even the single varieties on the sites I saw were listed at about $12 for a half pound unless you're buying bulk.
I'll look around some more locally. Will be great if I can find a nearby festival (Amherst is 3 hours away, unfortunately), but most likely I'll be shopping at farmer's markets. Are there any simple ways to tell what kind of garlic you're looking at? (Generally speaking -- I don't mean specific varieties.)
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