Best Types Of Garlic To Plant In The South. Garlic is divided into two main types: softneck and hardneck. Hardneck garlic ...

Loosen heavy soil before planting by incorporating organic matter or consider planting garlic on a berm or in a raised bed. How To Plant Garlic. Rather than using seed, ...

You can cut open a garlic clove ahead of time and rub the clove across the meat before cooking for just a touch of garlic flavor. If you choose to cook in butter, avoid cooking the garlic for more ...

Garlic should be planted between Oct. 1 and Nov. 15 to give the clove a chance to develop some roots before it goes dormant for the winter. Separate cloves from the bulb and plant root side down ...

If you plant too early, the garlic will send up shoots that can be damaged by a freeze. To avoid these timing hazards, plan to plant your garlic any time between the middle of October and the ...

Fall is approaching, but don’t put away your hoe and gardening gloves just yet. The best time to plant garlic is from September through November.

“Before planting, add compost for organic matter and, if the soil is heavy, mix in coarse sand to improve drainage,” says Omelchenko. She also suggests not planting garlic where water collects ...

Your garlic will be ready to harvest in mid-to-late summer when at least 50% of the plant has turned yellow. Rather than pull the bulbs, which would risk damaging them, carefully dig them out and ...

Before doing any planting, however, all weeds must be removed from the planting area so your garlic plants will not have to try to compete with weeds this fall. That also gives them a head start ...

Consider soaking seeds before planting them. Think of that little seed as a Sleeping Beauty of the plant world. Viable seeds are living entities, containing tiny embryos that are ready to sprout ...

Garden editor Johanna Silver shows just how easy it is to plant this edible garden staple ...