garlic

Red-veined sorrel (Photo by Carol Pope)

Food to grow where deer roam

Carol Pope

Here's more ideas for food that you can grow in areas where deer roam, including rhubarb, sorrel, garlic and culinary herbs.

4 fabulous ways to harvest homegrown garlic

Carol Pope

Among the healthiest foods we can eat, homegrown garlic is antibacterial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant. Garlic can be enjoyed four ways: as young or mature bulbs, scapes and greens.

Plant garlic cloves in fall. (Garden Making photo)

Looking for big garlic cloves

Judith Adam

Garlic begins making roots in fall, just as soon as it’s buried in soft, rich soil. A big garlic clove on planting day make big heads next summer.

'Candy' garlic that I'm hoping to harvest in my own garden late next summer.

How to plant garlic

Kat Fox

Here is a basic guide on how to plant garlic. In order to harvest your own tasty garlic next year, you need some tasty garlic to plant this year.

Liz Primeau’s book on garlic.

Garlic is early this year

Judith Adam

The garlic has matured early this season and is ready to be pulled. The warm period in March accelerated growth of buried garlic seed cloves.

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