Garlic (Allium sativum) has been cultivated for thousands of years and is an incredibly easy vegetable to grow. While grocery stores tend to carry only one or two types of garlic, hundreds of garlic ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

Companion planting is a common practice, especially in edible gardening, but this pairing of vegetables with mismatched ...

Garlic prefers loose, well-draining soil – a loam or sandy loam soil works best. Good soil structure and drainage are key to ...

Vernalization is important for the success of your garlic. Vernalization is the process of cooling the seed or bulb to accelerate plant growth. By planting garlic in the fall, you are giving the ...

Garlic has many uses in cuisines from around the world. It is also an easy and rewarding crop for home gardeners. Fall is the ideal time to plant garlic, as a cool period is necessary for the clove to ...

Ryan Pankau talks to ciLiving host, Jaclyn Friedlander about planting garlic during the fall season Planting garlic in the fall is a great way to grow healthy, tasty bulbs for next year. In this video ...

Frost-tolerant greens, garlic, herbs are among the plants that can be planted well into Charleston’s fall season. What to ...

There are a number of bulbs you can plant in the fall; two of my favorites are garlic and irises. Both are easy to grow and really require very little maintenance through the growing season. Garlic ...

Fall is the prime time for planting garlic to grow your own large, plump cloves. Getting garlic in the ground before it freezes yields the best results. If you miss your fall planting window, you can ...

The gardening season has rushed past us quicker than usual this year — at least it feels that way to me. It seems like we just finished harvesting our garlic crop and now it’s already time to plant ...

Individual cloves that are split from golfball-sized bulbs are ideally planted in Pennsylvania in mid to late October.