Garlic

To grow garlic greens indoors, plant three or four cloves in a pot filled with potting soil. Sit them on a sunny window ledge and… Read More »Can I Start Garlic Indoors?

Trimming and Storing Garlic Scapes You can use the tough flower ends to make infused olive oil or vinegar, or simply compost them. After trimming,… Read More »What Do You Do With Garlic Scapes After Cutting?

For starters, fresh garlic is normally sold in heads, which are bulb-like and covered in whiteish papery skin. Remove the outer papery layer, and you’ll… Read More »Are Garlic Cloves And Bulbs The Same Thing?

In the spring, the plant begins to send up leaves. When the leaves reach 2-3 feet tall the plant sends up a seed pod, called… Read More »Is A Pod Of Garlic The Same As A Clove?

The short answer: There is no significant difference between mincing and pressing fresh garlic cloves. What is the difference between mincing and pressing garlic? Quick… Read More »Is There A Difference Between Minced And Pressed Garlic?

A “smashed” clove of garlic just means putting a clove (peeled or unpeeled) under your chef’s knife, and hitting the flat of the blade firmly… Read More »What Does It Mean To Crush Garlic?

10-12 cloves. How Many Cloves Are In a Head of Garlic? Every head is different. Some will have five cloves or fewer and some will… Read More »How Many Cloves Of Garlic Are In A Bulb?

Carefully split the bulb into individual cloves. Plant each clove just below the surface of the soil (about 2.5cm deep) with the pointed end facing… Read More »Do You Break Up Garlic Before Planting?

Plant the garlic cloves just after the first frost, placing the pointed end up about 3 to 4 inches deep in the soil. Ideal spacing… Read More »Can You Plant Garlic After A Freeze?

When properly planted, garlic can withstand winter lows of -30°F. If planted too early, too much tender top growth happens before winter. If planted too… Read More »What Temperature Can Garlic Tolerate?