Dear Dr. Dirt: Why is garlic planted in the fall? Does it have to be winter-protected with mulch? Elephant garlic seems to be the most popular variety. — Carol, Greenfield Dear Reader: Garlic can be ...

5 things to do in the garden this week: Plant elephant garlic and you will be gifted with corms that grow off the mother bulb. Yes, although elephant garlic presents as a gigantic bulb made up of ...

The compost heap is now a tangle of spent squash and courgette plants, of tired beans and peas, skewered with broken canes and hazel sticks. The veg patch is clear of summer: it’s allium time. I grow ...

Garlic is one of the most popular ingredients, and it is not too difficult to grow in your own garden. Pixabay photo The third week of August is a good time to check landscape shrubs for dry soil and ...