Depending on who or what you're inclined to believe, garlic is an aphrodisiac, a cure for baldness and a treatment for colds, flu, ulcers, headaches, high blood-pressure and dozens of other ailments. For home-grown garlic, October is the time to plant single cloves for a bountiful summer harvest. Plant Creole Red, Romanian Red, Spanish Roja or Russian Red Toch. Garlic, indeed, is a beautiful thing. No, not the ones the golden retriever buried in the dahlia beds last summer.
Bones are the garden's walls, fences, paths, hedges and other permanent structural elements.
Once the garden has its bones, it has a framework for planting. Severe leaf drop will weaken trees and invite wood-boring pests. The University of California Cooperative Extension says little is known about controlling this new pest. Biological controls are being investigated and chemical controls are not currently known. A healthy tree, however, will best withstand the redgum lerp psyllid.