You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Use the garlic from your garden to make a garlic braid – don’t cut off the ...

Garlic "cloves" are also called garlic "toes" in New Orleans-speak. (The NOLA.com / Times-Picayune archive) I am the grateful recipient of just-picked garlic that has the stems intact. With my sharp ...

Garlic is easy to store -- and there's more than one method -- so that you'll always have it on hand when needed. Let's just start with a little terminology to distinguish between the basic types: ...

Garlic bulbs are typically harvested in summer when the plant’s leaves start to yellow and dry out. Unless you intend to freeze, can, or use the garlic in recipes immediately, fresh garlic must be ...

Garlic is a species in the onion genus Allium, and therefore related to onions, shallots, leeks, and chives. It is flavorful, nutritious, and easy to grow. There are two types of garlic: softneck and ...

Fall is one of the best times to be in your garden. The days are bright and sunny, but it’s cooler and there’s still plenty of time to enjoy being outdoors. It’s also the time to plant garlic, which ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Garlic is a bit of a garden anomaly. It’s planted in fall and then hangs out until mid-summer, harvested in time to give you a tiny window to grow ...

Fall is one of the best times to be in your garden. The days are bright and sunny, but it’s cooler and there’s still plenty of time to enjoy being outdoors. It’s also the time to plant garlic, which ...

Q: I like to grow garlic. I read that you should cut off the scapes when they start forming in late summer so I always do that, but this year I missed several. They formed a thing that looks like a ...

Use the garlic from your garden to make a garlic braid – don’t cut off the stems when you harvest it. Soft-neck garlic is better: its thinner, more flexible stalks are easier to work with. If the ...