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.
for at least 40 days to develop bulbs, a process called vernalization. This limits where hardneck garlic can be planted in the South. Softneck varieties have a soft central stem that allows for easy ...
This is good practice for protecting any bulbs you plant, especially those deemed more gastronomically enticing to wildlife than garlic, like tulips and crocuses. Protect those bulbs Chicken wire ...
Native to mountainous regions around the Aegean, Black and Mediterranean seas, Sicilian honey garlic thrives in warm regions, and can be grown from US hardiness zone 5 plus. While this unusual spring ...
Fall is the time for planting garlic in the garden. The bulbs will be ready for harvest early the following summer. Two main types of garlic are grown in the garden: hardneck and softneck varieties.
Impressive for such a humble vegetable. Garlic is best planted in the fall for the largest bulb size at harvest. In USDA growing Zones 9 and 10, aim to get your garlic in the ground 6 weeks before the ...