Garlic is a bulb with joined segments (called cloves) that make up a head. Each clove is actually a miniature bulb that stores energy to sprout and create a new plant. Garlic is almost always planted ...

Growing garlic is simple, but there is a second underrated crop from hardneck varieties, and this one is rarely seen in stores. So, when you see stems coming out of plants in late spring or early ...

Knowing the right time to plant garlic is key to a successful harvest. While this root crop depends on cooler temperatures to grow and thrive, the ideal planting time will depend on your gardening ...

The months of October and November are not necessarily the end of the gardening season. There is still one crop left to plant – pungent, aromatic garlic. Garlic has two ...

Have you ever pondered the unique characteristics that differentiate softneck and hardneck garlic? Garlic is an essential ingredient in kitchens around the globe. It is primarily available in two ...

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 ...

Even though it's practically ubiquitous in savory dishes, cooking with garlic presents more complexities than you might ...

Long, green and mildly aromatic, garlic scapes -- sometimes referred to as green garlic or garlic curls -- are the flower stalks that grow from the hardneck garlic plant. With a crunchy, slightly ...