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 ...

Garlic is an easy crop that will grow anywhere in the U.S., when planted the right way at the right time. For the best, biggest garlic, plant in autumn during the window of time ideal for your USDA ...

CORVALLIS – Fall is a time to enjoy the harvest of summer, but don’t hang up your trowel and pull off your gloves just yet – September through November is the best time to plant garlic. Garlic roots ...

Last fall I planted garlic and shallots. Thinking about them now takes me back to those early spring days when the covering was removed and the seaweed pushed aside. This allowed those first traces of ...

There are two foods that really make life worth living: chocolate and garlic. While I can’t grow my own chocolate, I certainly can cultivate garlic. It is really easy to grow, and the resulting crop ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Fall in the garden is often thought of as a time for harvesting and putting it to bed for winter. In areas where temperatures during the winter get ...

It's garlic time in the Hudson Valley! I recently harvested my crop of garlic that I planted last October. It's almost like Christmas in July when I dig up the bulbs after nine months of waiting. It's ...

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

The harvest of fall-planted garlic will begin soon. Just like growing garlic, harvest is easy. These few tips will guarantee a tasty pesto. Garlic is putting on lots of bulb growth in the weeks before ...

Garlic plants require at least six hours of bright indirect light daily to grow properly, and this is particularly important if you want to grow garlic bulbs rather than greens. If you have a bright ...