Garlic prefers loose, well-draining soil – a loam or sandy loam soil works best. Good soil structure and drainage are key to ...

Garlic is considered a cool-season vegetable and requires a chilling period for the best growth. Learn more about growing ...

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

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Yes, you can grow garlic in containers. If there is a lack of garden space in full sun, then container growing could be good for you. Gardeners who have had problems with white rot and Fusarium basal ...

Individual cloves that are split from golfball-sized bulbs are ideally planted in Pennsylvania in mid to late October.

Plant elephant garlic and you will be gifted with corms that grow off the mother bulb. Yes, although elephant garlic presents ...

Unlike most food crops that are planted in the spring, garlic is planted in the fall, sometime around Columbus Day. Fresh garlic can be found in the kitchens of those who enjoy cooking, but it’s not ...

If you've got your trowel out for your daffodils and tulip bulbs, keep it handy to plant your garlic. Garlic is a bulb in the Allium family, which includes onions, chives and leeks. Like many spring ...

Want the perfect plant that doesn’t clash with other flowers in the landscape? Bulbs are your answer. Their trouble-free nature and early welcome of spring explains their popularity. No need to be an ...

Fall planting is not just for wheat farmers. Shrubs, tree saplings and various bulbs can still be planted before winter. Garlic, a critical ingredient in hundreds of healthful recipes, is best planted ...

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