Alberto Ray

China. Globally, China is by far the largest producer of garlic, producing over 75 percent of world tonnage (Food and Agricultural Organization of the United… Read More »Which Country Produces More Garlic?

Hardneck Garlic Varieties. Hardneck garlic varieties (Allium sativum ophioscorodon) typically have stronger flavors and larger cloves. Additionally, they produce a woody central stalk, and a… Read More »What Is The Strongest Form Of Garlic?

softneck garlic. Here on the temperate Central Coast of California, it is all about softneck garlic! Freezing weather is rare here, but we do have… Read More »Is California Garlic Hardneck Or Softneck?

Gilroy, California. People around the globe recognize Gilroy, California as “The Garlic Capital of the World” – and you’ll find garlic everywhere here! Where in… Read More »What Is The City In California Known For Garlic?

California produces over 90% of commercial garlic grown in the United States. Gilroy – considered the Garlic capital of the world, is home to the… Read More »Where Is Garlic Grown Commercially?

Garlic is grown by planting individual cloves of garlic (rather than sowing seeds), usually in autumn – see Plant, below, for full details. Garlic is… Read More »How Is Garlic Grown?

Yes and no. You can walk into just about any temperate woodland and be surrounded by wild garlic which is perfectly useable for culinary purposes.… Read More »Is Garlic Man Made Or Natural?

As Hoodline reported last month, the Gilroy Garlic Festival board decided not to move ahead with a festival for 2022 and the foreseeable future because… Read More »Why Is There No Garlic Festival?

A few varieties of garlic originally came to North America with the first Polish, German and Italian settlers. There is also evidence that garlic from… Read More »Who Brought Garlic To The Americas?