I usually plant it in the fall, but last fall I was busy observing the fauna in the Huckleberry range. It does Ok in the spring planting too. Just takes another month to reach harvest quality. Scampi cannot be without garlic.
Keeps the werewolves at bay too. You know, the Loup garou. Sometimes know as lupo in the vernacular. Not to be confused with a Sicilian coach double barrel shotgun.