3. Don’t separate the bulbs into cloves until you are ready to plant them.
When the garlic arrives, they will be in bulbs. You don’t plant the whole bulb. You have to break them apart. Some people say to break them apart right away and then wait a few days before planting.
The organic way is to wait until you are completely ready to plant them. You want your garlic cloves to be fresh when going into the ground. When you break the bulbs into cloves, each one of them should still the base still attached to it from the bulb.
The paper should still be on it as well. You’ll need to take your time when you break them apart, so that everything stays in place. Don’t use any utensils to break them apart.
Just use your bare hands. You shouldn’t have a difficult time taking them apart either.