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 ...

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 ...

Garlic plants require at least six hours of bright indirect light daily to grow properly, and this is particularly important ...

Planting garlic in the fall is one of the simplest and most rewarding things you can do in your garden. No matter how much experience you have, garlic is a forgiving crop that rewards patience.

Garlic is one of the most rewarding crops to grow at home. It requires very little maintenance, thrives in free-draining soil and produces fragrant, flavourful bulbs that can be used in everything ...

Growing garlic can seem like a daunting task. It's not as hard as growing tomatoes, but growing garlic does require a fair amount of time and patience. How long does it take garlic to grow? On average ...

Cultivating garlic indoors offers a rewarding way to enjoy fresh greens and even bulbs year-round. Success hinges on proper ...

Q: I like to grow garlic. I read that you should cut off the scapes when they start forming in late summer so I always do that, but this year I missed several. They formed a thing that looks like a ...

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 ...

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 ...