If you enjoy cooking up a storm, garlic is the one staple ingredient to add flavor to all kinds of dishes — from sauces and meats to breads and salads. Before you grab one of the best garlic presses, ...

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 ...

Garlic bulbs are very easy to grow in your garden, you just need to follow a few simple rules, and timings and temperatures ...

Fall is the prime time for planting garlic to grow your own large, plump cloves. Getting garlic in the ground before it freezes yields the best results. If you miss your fall planting window, you can ...

Vernalization is important for the success of your garlic. Vernalization is the process of cooling the seed or bulb to accelerate plant growth. By planting garlic in the fall, you are giving the ...

There’s something special about garlic. It stands bold in the kitchen, elevates meals, wards off blandness, and carries ...

Garlic shouldn’t be planted when the soil is too warm because it will quickly sprout. If it’s planted too late, it won’t have time to get a root system established. Garlic needs a sunny spot with very ...

Fall-planted garlic grows at the Iowa State University Student Organic Farm north of Ames. Garlic may not be the first crop that comes to mind when thinking of Iowa, but many varieties do very well in ...

One of my favorite moments of the vegetable gardening year is when my wife Suzanne and I go out in October to plant the next year’s garlic crop. Garlic should be planted between Oct. 1 and Nov. 15 to ...

Garlic is one of my favorite vegetables to grow. There’s just something about planting a crop in the fall when everything else in the vegetable garden is finished. Since garlic is planted in the fall, ...