Plant it in fall like a month before frost. Take a bulb and break off the cloves. Plant big ones, cook with small ones. Soak in hydrogen peroxide for like 10 min to kill fungus. Then soak a while in organic liquid fert mix (fish fert or whatever). Overnight if you can. Run a 4-6 inch furrow and plant every 6 inches. Put them pointy side up then use 2 inches of straw mulch.