Not all store-bought garlic cloves will sprout, but with the right bulbs, timing, and a few simple techniques, you can enjoy ...

Individual cloves that are split from golfball-sized bulbs are ideally planted in Pennsylvania in mid to late October.

Garlic (Allium sativum) is a rewarding crop for the home gardener. I am always amazed that the growth it pushes out in fall ...

As we enter the middle of fall, it’s time to plant garlic! Garlic is a member of the allium family along with onions, shallots, and leeks, and is botanically considered a bulb. It is covered in an ...

Garlic is an easy to grow plant that is used for its bulb and its greens. Garlic scapes are the first tender green shoots on ...

November is the best month to plant garlic for harvesting late next spring. Question: My neighbor shared some of her garlic harvest with me. She says it’s easy to grow. How and when can I start ...

Although you don’t usually plant garlic until mid-October the topic needs some attention now. Garlic is easy to grow, a good companion plant, usually not eaten by wildlife and very popular. Note ...

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 ...

Now that recent rains have softened up the soil it is time to begin planting garlic. I spend a good deal of time and money on beefing up the soil before planting. It pays off with huge bulbs in early ...

Henry Homeyer says it is important to clean up the vegetable garden now in order to avoid overwintering diseases.

Whether you add it to your pantry of seasonings or not, there are tons of fantastic reasons to plant it in your garden.

Do not plant garlic in insufficient sun, poorly draining soil, or next to legume crops. Avoid growing garlic in containers less than 6 to 8 inches deep. Skip areas with very alkaline soils and where ...