Garlic

Tie the garlic in bunches and hang it, or spread your harvest out on a rack. Place the entire garlic plant (bulb, roots, and stalk)… Read More »How Do You Dry And Store Garlic?

These pretty spiral stems are edible. Garlic scapes are the flower bud of the garlic plant. If left on the garlic plant, the scapes will… Read More »Can You Eat Garlic Seed Heads?

Growing garlic as a perennial means less maintenance, year-round harvests and never buying seed garlic again. Growing garlic as a perennial is pretty simple. Just… Read More »Can You Leave Garlic In The Ground For Next Year?

Curing the garlic bulbs properly is crucial to storing garlic for planting. If you cure outdoors, the bulbs risk sunburn and poorly ventilated areas may… Read More »Does Garlic Need To Be Cured Before Planting?

I’ve heard about letting garlic dry, or cure, but I’m not sure whether this is necessary. — Sara C. ANSWER: Yes, you can eat your… Read More »Can You Eat Fresh Garlic Without Drying It Out?

about three weeks. Tie the top of the stalks with string in bundles of five to ten and hang them bulb down in a dark,… Read More »How Long Does Garlic Have To Dry After You Pick It?

Multiple shoots coming from the stalk might be from cold damage in early spring. Severely stunted, crumpled bulbs in spring might also be a vivid… Read More »Why Does My Garlic Have Multiple Stems?

Q: My garlic has bulbs hanging in the air at the top of the plant. Any idea what they are or what it means? A:… Read More »Why Is My Garlic Growing Bulbs On Top?

If you wait too long to harvest the garlic, the heads may be split and the cloves may have begin to rot. The best way… Read More »Can You Wait Too Long To Harvest Garlic?

Trim the top About 1/4-inch down from the tip of the bulb is recommended. Use a paring knife to trim the outer cloves individually. You… Read More »Which End Of Garlic Do You Cut?