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People keep asking, “Is it too late to plant garlic?” The answer is no. But it might be too late to go digging in your garden soil. Things might be a bit heavy and muddy. So, here is what you can do: ...
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 ...
Garlic is well known for its culinary gifts, but this relative of onions and leeks is also a gift to gardeners. Easy to plant and low maintenance, it only requires some simple weeding and patience in ...
If you're growing vegetables in your backyard, perhaps it's time to up your game and include something spicy in your harvest from the allium clan of edible bulbs and leaves. All of the following ...
Although you don’t usually plant garlic until mid-October the topic needs some attention now. Garlic is easy to grow, a good companion plant, usually not eaten by wildlife and very popular. Note ...
Not every plant is happy with living its life bound to a container – are you unnecessarily restricting your favorite ...
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 ...