You can never have enough garlic. It makes every meal better, and when stored properly, can last up to six months or more—making it worth the effort. Garlic also acts as pest control in your garden, ...

There are many different types of garlic you can grow in the garden, each with its own strengths – whether that’s storing well through the winter, enduring hard frosts, or bringing a rich depth of ...

You're in a grocery store or farmer's market reaching for the usual bulb of fresh garlic cloves, when suddenly you see a glimmer of purple. No, that's not a blemish, a trick of the eye, or a wonky ...

Last year, I was taking a lap at the Thursday Market in the South Perry District when I noticed something I'd never seen before in the market: garlic. I paused for a moment to take a closer look — ...

Even though it's practically ubiquitous in savory dishes, cooking with garlic presents more complexities than you might ...

The problem with buying garlic at the store is this: the varieties that growers like to grow are not the kinds of garlic that people would choose to cook with, if they had a choice. But most people ...

Whether this is your first time growing garlic or you're a seasoned home-grown produce pro, you've probably come across plenty of advice on why you shouldn't grow your own grocery store garlic or the ...

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 ...

Growing your own garlic (Allium sativum) is a great use of garden space over the winter. Garlic requires a chill period before forming new heads, and winter is the ideal chill time. Best planted ...