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.

Garlic (Allium sativum) has been cultivated for thousands of years and is an incredibly easy vegetable to grow. While grocery stores tend to carry only one or two types of garlic, hundreds of garlic ...

Garlic cloves take 250-270 days to mature into a large bulb. The biggest and best-tasting garlic is planted in the fall, though it can be planted in spring. Softneck garlic varieties do best in mild ...

Fall is the ideal time to plant garlic in your garden. Fall is the prime time for planting garlic to grow your own large, plump cloves. Getting garlic in the ground before it freezes yields the best ...

Vernalization is important for the success of your garlic. Vernalization is the process of cooling the seed or bulb to accelerate plant growth. By planting garlic in the fall, you are giving the ...

Lower your blood pressure and cholesterol, fight heart disease, boost your immune system, and add a bit of flavor to your meals by growing your own garlic. This vegetable has been used as both food ...

One of my favorite moments of the vegetable gardening year is when my wife Suzanne and I go out in October to plant the next year’s garlic crop. Garlic should be planted between Oct. 1 and Nov. 15 to ...

The gardening season has rushed past us quicker than usual this year — at least it feels that way to me. It seems like we just finished harvesting our garlic crop and now it’s already time to plant ...