Originally Posted by laserlight

Yeah I really wont know if that works till next summer since I never planted garlic before.

I was reading a newspaper article and I found more helpful information. I would post a link but its not in English but this is what I learned.

1. Rotate every year and dont return to the same area till after 5 years.
2. Never plant where onions were planted. Also not where nightshades like tomatoes, peppers, or eggplant were growing because the garlics could get Fusarium.
3. Its okay to plant them where melons, pumpkins, squash, zucchini, cabbage, or legumes were growing. They really like where strawberries were growing.
4. Use a sandy loamy soil but not too loose. In hard soil they can get squeezed up out of the ground in the winter and freeze.
5. No manure before planting. Prepare the soil with 20-30 grams of superphosphate & 20 grams of potassium fertilizer per square meter of soil.
6. You should also use 10 grams of ammonium nitrate per square meter too.
7. Garlic hates shade + moisture. That combination can be fatal.
8. To prevent diseases soak the cloves for 2-3 hours in a pink solution of potassium permanganate.
9. To be even safter you can also soak them for 2-3 minutes (never longer) in 1 tbsp salt per gallon of water or 1 tsp copper sulfate solution per 2 litres of water.
10. Never press the cloves into the ground when planting. Pressure can damage the part that makes the roots. Just put them in the holes then cover them with the soil.
11. Mulch the area with 2-5 cm of peat humus or sawdust. Remove that in the spring. The mulch will hold the snowcover and helps to keep them warm.