Most garlic originated in cold-winter areas and prefers cool conditions. Like many flowering bulbs, garlic needs a period of cold…

If you have no garden and long for fresh-grown garlic, you do have some options. A single garlic clove in…

Unlike many plants, garlic usually reproduces itself. Over time, the plants will change slightly due to the conditions in the…

Although garlic is usually planted from cloves, hardneck varieties do produce flower stalks called scapes. Left in place, these can…

Garlic scapes are a useful and edible part of the garlic plant. Since they divert nutrients from cloves, it’s important…

Garlic is one of those plants that produces topsets, or bulbils. Since hardneck garlic doesn’t produce good seed – softneck…

Garlic is usually grown from cloves, but it is possible to grow garlic from seed. While it’s not exactly easy,…

Although it is native to central Asia (possibly Iran), garlic has a wide range. Not all varieties can be in…

When growing garlic, you have the choice of hardneck or softneck types. Each has its fans. The type of garlic…

Fresh garlic cloves store quite well, depending on the variety. But sometimes you have limited space or want to be…

Elephant garlic certainly looks like regular garlic – only in the giant economy size. While it’s actually more closely related…

Companion planting is an old strategy for increasing yields, protecting plants from insects and providing food for beneficial insect predators.…

Garlic is basically a cool season crop. And while it does like adequate soil moisture, it’s also susceptible to molds…

Garlic is one of those foods that must be properly cured for maximum storage. Growing it with adequate nutrients and…

Hardneck garlic, according to many experts, offers some unique flavors as well as larger cloves. In addition, the immature flower…

Although garlic can be grown in both spring and fall in many areas, for some gardeners, spring planting works better.…

Planting garlic in the fall is a time-honored tradition for many gardeners. In very cold climates, fall-planting garlic solves problems…

Growing good garlic isn’t all that difficult, but it takes time, since garlic is definitely a long season crop. For…

Garlic is a long season crop that can’t be rushed. Since the cloves are what you’re interested in (and they…

Garlic’s spicy bite is a sought-after flavor and the ease of growing this long-season plant means it is often found…