Growing garlic requires minimal effort but yields a lot of flavor. Garlic (Allium sativum) is one of the easiest crops to grow. Simply plant a clove in the soil, cover it with straw, and wait for ...

Garlic cloves take 250-270 days to mature into a large bulb. The biggest and best-tasting garlic is planted in the fall, though it can be planted in spring. Softneck garlic varieties do best in mild ...

Fall is the best time to plant garlic for a summer harvest. Both the softneck and hardneck types of garlic can be planted now. The softneck varieties are found in most grocery stores. They have a mild ...

* What it is: Garlic is a flavorful, nutritious, and long-keeping onion-family plant that’s unusual in that it’s best planted in the fall to harvest the following summer. Individual cloves that are ...

With the arrival of September, gardeners begin planting garlic and shallots, establishing crops now for harvest in the following growing season. Like spring flower bulbs, gardeners know garlic and ...

One of the easiest crops to grow in the home garden is garlic. You plant it in the fall and harvest it in mid-June. And once it is in the soil it requires almost no care, other than applying a thick ...

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 ...

Yes, you can grow garlic in containers. If there is a lack of garden space in full sun, then container growing could be good for you. Gardeners who have had problems with white rot and Fusarium basal ...

Get the best flavor and longest storage life from your homegrown garlic with proper harvesting, curing and storage. Then fill that space with a quick-maturing vegetable for a tasty fall harvest.