Used as a spice, herb or vegetable in various dishes, garlic is easy to grow and low-maintenance, making them a great addition to your home garden. Belonging to the onion family, garlic is among the ...

If you lean toward laziness (or have kids, dogs, and a job), growing garlic may be just the ticket. It is the easiest of all vegetables to grow. Once planted and mulched, it requires little or no work ...

The gardening season has started and if you’ve got questions, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service. OSU Extension faculty and ...

The Basics: Garlic is a bulb — the head we buy and split into cloves. Native to Central Asia, it was used as early as 5000 years ago, Garlic is in the onion family, Allium, and a close relative to ...

Now is the ideal time to plant garlic, with the next two weeks being optimum. It may seem unnecessary to grow something that's readily available at the supermarket. Home-grown garlic, however, is ...

Planting garlic in the fall is one of the simplest and most rewarding things you can do in your garden. No matter how much experience you have, garlic is a forgiving crop that rewards patience.

As mentioned in previous columns, fall is the best time to plant garlic. When selecting your garlic, be sure to purchase bulbs specifically for planting or be sure to check with your farmer (or store) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Do not plant garlic in insufficient sun, poorly draining soil, or next to legume crops. Avoid growing garlic in containers less ...

With the arrival of September, gardeners begin planting garlic and shallots, establishing crops now for harvest in the following growing season. Like spring flower bulbs, gardeners know garlic and ...

Believe it or not, you don't have to plant garlic in the ground to be rewarded with a handsome harvest. Learn to grow garlic in containers, indoors or outdoors.

Do not plant garlic in insufficient sun, poorly draining soil, or next to legume crops. Avoid growing garlic in containers less than 6 to 8 inches deep. Skip areas with very alkaline soils and where ...