Garlic

Garlic in History In the Old World, Egyptian and Indian cultures referred to garlic 5000 years ago and there is clear historical evidence for its… Read More »Who First Ate Garlic?

Bogatyr (Allium sativum) The flavor is rather intense; this hardneck purple stripe garlic is a good one for pickling or fermenting, in addition to imparting… Read More »What Type Of Garlic Has An Intense Flavor?

Marbled Purple Stripes Group– The sweetest baking garlic’s of all. Bulbs actually look more similar to Rocamboles than Purple Stripes, but genetic analysis places them… Read More »What Is The Sweetest Garlic?

The word you are looking for is bulb. More formally, it is called a “compound bulb” because the cloves themselves are actually bulbs, too. Nevertheless,… Read More »What Is A Bushel Of Garlic Called?

Society garlic (botanical name Tulbaghia violacea) is an herbaceous perennial plant native to South Africa. Its common name comes partly from the fact that its… Read More »What Plant Smells Like Garlic?

Growing your own Wild Garlic Once the bulb is dug up, the garlic won’t come back next year from wherever you took it. And besides,… Read More »Is It Illegal To Grow Wild Garlic?

Red Donetsk Garlic It is a vigorous type of plant which produces very large cloves. Once harvested, this garlic will keep until at least January.… Read More »What Is The Most Potent Garlic?

Seek permission before foraging. In certain areas, plant species will be protected so it is important to do some research and check with the landowner… Read More »Can You Legally Pick Wild Garlic?

In California, it is found in central North Coast, San Francisco Bay region, lowlands of the southern North Coast Ranges, southern Klamath Ranges, Sacramento Valley… Read More »Is There Wild Garlic In California?

Garlic grows best in fertile, well drained soil with a near neutral pH. If your soil is clay, rake up raised rows or mounds for… Read More »Where Is Garlic Best Grown?