4. Dig a hole two inches deep into the soil.
Place the cloves two to four inches apart. The cloves should be in an upright position with the pointed end facing up and the root facing down. Depending on how big you want your garden to be, they will need to be planted in rows.
When you space them in rows, they need to be 10 to 14 inches apart. You don’t want to space them too close together because they will grow on top of one another. In a flowerpot, you don’t need to put too many in the pot, but if you plan on having a large garden, you’ll need many flower pots.
Cover the bulbs completely after planting. You don’t want to give birds and squirrels an easy way to dig up the bulbs. They probably won’t mess with them because of the smell. It will keep them away.