Two main types of garlic are grown in the garden: hardneck and softneck varieties. Hardneck garlic varieties produce large, easy to peel bulbs that have dramatic and distinctive flavors. They tend to ...

Two main types of garlic are grown in the garden: hardneck and softneck varieties. Hardneck garlic varieties produce large, easy to peel bulbs that have dramatic and distinctive flavors.

Purple garlic is a hardneck garlic, which is actually a different variety than softneck white garlic. A sturdy stalk grows through the middle of these pungent purple beauties, resulting in uniform ...

Garlic can be broken down into two categories, hardneck and softneck varieties. Hardneck varieties produce a flower stalk called a scape. Many believe they are most closely related to wild garlic.

In USDA growing Zones 9 and 10, aim to get your garlic in the ground 6 weeks before the first frost. For much of Contra Costa County, this will be mid to late October. Bulb formation will begin in the ...

Garlic can be broken down into two categories, hardneck and softneck varieties. Hardneck varieties produce a flower stalk called a scape. Many believe they are most closely related to wild garlic.

You're in a grocery store or farmer's market reaching for the usual bulb of fresh garlic cloves, when suddenly you see a ...

“Oh, that miracle clove! Not only does garlic taste good, it cures baldness and tennis elbow, too.”—Laurie Burrows Grad Can you believe this weather? It was nearly 80 degrees this past ...