Learn everything you need to know to grow fresh garlic from a clove Don’t you wish that you could have cloves of garlic at your fingertips whenever you needed it for a recipe? Even if you’re a total amateur at gardening, garlic is a really easy herb that you can easily start growing at home. Before you start planting any old clove of garlic in your kitchen, there are a few things to keep in mind. When you finish reading, you’ll know how to grow and harvest a fresh supply of garlic you can use throughout the year. [ Edit ] Things You Should Know Plant garlic in the fall before the last frost so you can harvest it in the following summer. You can grow it in the ground or in a container. Sow cloves of seed garlic deep in well-draining soil in a spot that gets at least 6 hours of sunlight a day. Water garlic once a week during the growing season in the spring and summer. Dig up and harvest your garlic in the summer when the bottoms of the stems turn yellow. Let the bulbs dry out f...