Growing garlic is rewarding, flavorful, and yes, sometimes frustrating. After years of planting, we’ve seen it all—bumps, ...

Step 4: Prepare the garlic bulbs for planting. Separate the bulb(s) you intend to plant into cloves, leaving as much of the papery skin on as possible. Place them in a plastic bag with a little soil.

Garlic growing can be thought of the way Forrest Gump ... Curing is an important step, as it helps the garlic keep longer. “The curing process drives everything back into the bulb,” Ahrndt ...

Most farmers harvest their crops in the fall, but Luke Ahrndt and Brian Neff just planted theirs in late September. With their garlic cloves tucked into bed for the winter, patience is a virtue ...