Harvest garlic. Because of the exceedingly wet weather of the last month, the garlic in our Temple University Ambler garden is dying back much earlier than usual. If your garlic, too, has yellowing tops, it's best to pull it out. You don't want it to rot in the field. Once it's dug up, take nine heads with the leaves (tops) intact, make three bundles of three, and braid the strands. Hang the bunches in a cool, well-ventilated area so the garlic has time to dry and concentrate its flavor. (You can also save some of the dried heads for planting in the fall.) This is an easy way to dry a lot of garlic in a small area. I do ...