Learn how to grow and care for garlic, an allium that thrives in well-drained soil in garden beds or containers and is a ...

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 ...

A head of garlic, like tulips or daffodils, is a bulb you can plant in the fall that will pay dividends in spring.

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 ...

Whether this is your first time growing garlic or you're a seasoned home-grown produce pro, you've probably come across plenty of advice on why you shouldn't grow your own grocery store garlic or the ...

While it’s tempting to treat garlic as a plant-and-forget crop, it will only reward you richly if you treat it well. A clove planted in the fall won’t magically turn into a fat bulb by summer unless ...

With the arrival of September, gardeners begin planting garlic and shallots, establishing crops now for harvest in the following growing season. Like spring flower bulbs, gardeners know garlic and ...

A time-lapse of growing garlic from fresh cloves in 42 days. The clove was taken from store-bought garlic bulb and rooting in ...