Homegrown garlic is such a luxury for cooks who love fresh ingredients. If you’ve ever wondered how to grow garlic, you’ll be pleased to know it’s one of the easiest crops to master. Just plant a few ...

Garlic is a beloved aromatic plant that is a staple in a myriad of cuisines. It’s also been used for centuries for its purported healing properties, including protecting against the common cold and ...

Garlic (Allium sativum) is usually grown outdoors for its edible bulbs and greens. However, with some skill, you can learn how to grow garlic indoors, which is a perfect solution for urban growers who ...

October is a great time to start thinking about ordering and planting your garlic, which will be harvested next summer. Did you ever wonder how “garlic” got its name? The word comes from the Old ...

Fall is the prime time for planting garlic to grow your own large, plump cloves. Getting garlic in the ground before it freezes yields the best results. If you miss your fall planting window, you can ...

Like humans who have similar traits to our relatives, so does the plant genus, Allium, part of the Amaryllidaceae family. The Allium genus is made up of edibles (onion, garlic, leeks, chives) and ...

For some of us, planting time is long past − but not for me. I am always busy in the fall, planting everything I can. It is almost time to plant garlic, which is my easiest crop of all. And I’ll soon ...

Hopefully some readers were gifted with rain during the past week! This isn’t the case for most of us (me included), who are dragging garden hoses around the property daily to provide much needed ...

I spent as much time in our garden as I could this season. Recovery from surgery kept me from roaming around out there as much as I normally would, but most of the goodies didn’t go to waste because I ...