Garlic can be a simple crop to grow, but the sight of small, underwhelming bulbs can be disappointing come harvest time. If you want to grow bigger garlic next year, here are six key pointers to learn ...

Mar. 23—This story was originally published in March 2019. Although garlic is usually planted in the fall, planting garlic in the spring will yield a harvest. But it's a different growing and ...

Garlic is an easy to grow plant that is used for its bulb and its greens. Garlic scapes are the first tender green shoots on ...

Garlic is a long-season crop that needs heavy fertilizing to grow big bulbs with the best flavor. Learn how to get the timing right and which products to use.

This week's gardening column also addresses a reader concerned that caterpillars have feasted on their catalpa tree leaves.

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 ...

For some of us, planting time is long past − but not for me. I am always busy in the fall, planting everything I can. It is almost time to plant garlic, which is my easiest crop of all. And I’ll soon ...

Like humans who have similar traits to our relatives, so does the plant genus, Allium, part of the Amaryllidaceae family. The Allium genus is made up of edibles (onion, garlic, leeks, chives) and ...

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Gardening can be challenging, especially if it's your first time. Our gardening writer plants garlic every fall and says it's simple. Here's how she does it.