Do not plant garlic in insufficient sun, poorly draining soil, or next to legume crops. Avoid growing garlic in containers less than 6 to 8 inches deep. Skip areas with very alkaline soils and where ...

Before planting garlic cloves from your kitchen, here’s what to know about better options. Garlic from the grocery store may sprout, but it will likely produce undersized cloves. By planting grocery ...

Near-neutral pH between 6.5 and 7.0 is best for growing garlic. How does garlic grow? Here is a concise primer on how to start growing garlic that covers varieties, when to plant, pest prevention, and ...

While most folks hang up their gardening tools at the end of September, garlic lovers are just breaking out the organic matter and getting ready to plant next year’s crop of the pungent bulbs. The ...

Fall is usually the time to clean up the garden and shut things down, but there is one job that every vegetable gardener needs to do before winter freeze-up — plant your garlic. In order for garlic ...

Garlic is an excellent, nutritious ingredient used in a variety of large meals and small recipes for centuries throughout the world. Civilizations across human history have used garlic for medicinal ...

Garlic is one of those vegetables that generates many different comments. Some people love it, others hate it, and opinions about it can fall anywhere between those two extremes. A question I often ...

Garlic belongs to the allium family, which includes onions, shallots, chives, and even some ornamental plants. People have strong feelings about garlic; they either love it or hate it. Whether you add ...

The earthy, pungent smell of a freshly smashed garlic clove in olive oil or butter can fill a kitchen and home with a warm coziness within seconds — planting that garlic can be painstakingly slow. At ...