Even if you missed the fall planting window, here's how you can plant garlic in spring and still get a harvest. Andy Lyons Can you plant garlic in the spring? The answer is yes! Although the ideal ...

Elephant garlic is not true garlic and instead belongs to the garden leek family. The broad, flat leaves grow above the large garlic-like bulb, filled with flavoursome, "mammoth"-sized cloves. Growing ...

As we enter the middle of fall, it’s time to plant garlic! Garlic is a member of the allium family along with onions, shallots, and leeks, and is botanically considered a bulb. It is covered in an ...

With so many garlic varieties available to grow, how do you know where to start? Compare different types for your needs and ...

Flavoursome garlic is an essential ingredient in so many recipes. Easy to grow in the garden, it doesn’t take up too much space and it can be started off in the autumn or late winter in the ground or ...

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 ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. I have just had a letter from Bill about my purple garlic article of a few weeks ago. Bill states that if I want really magnificent ...

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 ...

Growing garlic requires minimal effort but yields a lot of flavor. Garlic (Allium sativum) is one of the easiest crops to grow. Simply plant a clove in the soil, cover it with straw, and wait for ...