Garlic Ideas, Tips & Guides

Jason Donnelly

Home-grown garlic takes up little space and requires hardly any effort to get a good crop. It’s an easy crop to grow, spouting from a garlic bulb separated into cloves, which you plant individually. Certified, disease-free garlic bulbs are sold at garden centres or online.

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How to Grow and Harvest Garlic Scapes

What if you have the best of both worlds – a classy foliage plant that you can also add to your platter! Sounds delicious? Keep reading!

The fall is the perfect time to plant garlic in your garden. Compared to spring-planted garlic, fall garlic produces larger bulbs, matures earlier, and often has fewer disease problems. Additionally, certain types of garlic, mainly hard-neck types like Rocambole, will not mature in time from spring planting.

Especially at this time of year the only time I only get to do anything in my garden is at the weekend. This is because when I finish work at 4pm it’s nearly dark and by the time I get home then it is completely dark and I can’t do anything outside apart from tucking the chicken in for the night. I do try and do a little bit before I go to work, but I’m very limited on time.

Another Sunday, another day in the garden, what more could I want. As usual when I came home from ringing I went out into the garden to check on everything in the greenhouses and gave them a little water. I need to do more pricking out and tidying in the greenhouses, but the outside needs my attention first. The Easter weekend I am planning on spending as much of it as possible in the garden so hopefully I will be able to get everything up to date then. I decided I would work Good Friday, but have the Monday off, the perks of being self employed you can decide. Mark is away from Friday to late Sunday, and Easter is very low key for us at home, so we’ll have a special meal on the Monday when we’re all together again.

Adam Frost is always happiest in his veg garden, enjoying the thrill of harvesting his own fresh homegrown veg. But what he loves even more is cooking this homegrown bounty – creating delicious meals with produce taken straight from plot to plate. In this podcast series he talks to Cassie Best, food director of BBC Good Food magazine, for inspirational recipes to help him and you make the most of your homegrown vegetables.

Black Vegetables are often overlooked in the traditional garden palette. They have a unique color due to the anthocyanins, a powerful antioxidant that is known to have numerous health benefits.

Growing these Cold Hardy Vegetables in your garden will ensure you enjoy a fresh harvest in the midst of the chill, right from your backyard!

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These Flowers that Repel Mosquitoes not only enhance the aesthetic appeal of your garden but also serve as a natural defense against these pesky insects!

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If you have always wanted to know about the names of Zucchini in Different Languages, then this informative list has all the details!

Aphids, those tiny, pesky insects that love to munch on the leaves and stems of indoor plants, can be a real nuisance. But fear not! Here we share some safe and easy remedies on How to Get Rid of Aphids on Indoor Plants for you to explore!

Aphids, those tiny, pesky insects that love to munch on the leaves and stems of indoor plants, can be a real nuisance. But fear not! Here we share some safe and easy remedies on How to Get Rid of Aphids on Indoor Plants for you to explore!

Garden pests are troublesome and often turn out of control if not treated on time. Here’s one simple trick for you to make your pest combat easier – Pour Water Over Crushed Garlic, then Spray it on Your Plants!

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Inspired by places and people they love, Jemima Jones and Lucy Carr-Ellison, founders of Tart London and Wild by Tart have partnered with Daylesford Organic to share their recipe for Pumpkin pappardelle.

Extracted from The Farm Table by Julius Roberts (Ebury Press, £27). Photography by Elena Heatherwick. Read our interview with Julius here.

Daylesford Organic share a cosy autumnal recipe for whole baked squash. Try baking a variety for added colours and textures and serve as they have done here on a big platter, drizzled with the flavourful butter.

Medicinal plants have been grown and foraged for centuries, and it is no new concept. But as a society, we seem to have become almost cynical and mistrusting of plants' medicinal qualities.

If you’re a gardener and love the taste of garlic, growing it at home can be a rewarding experience. In this article, we’ll guide you through the different Garlic Growing Stages in detail.

Lizards are helpful as they eat insects and pests. However, sometimes, they become unwelcome guests in homes and gardens, especially if there are too many. And if you’re looking for a natural way to keep them at bay, try these plants that keep lizards away.

There are many foods and ingredients that illicit strong opinions among eaters, often based on one unpleasant sensory experience due to poor preparation and not the food itself. Okra, a mucilaginous member of the Mallow family, is no stranger.

With Winchester and its medieval cathedral at its heart, Hampshire is a large county south-west of London. Of its attractions, Highclere Castle, home of the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon and the filming location of Downton Abbey, draws the crowds, but there is much more to this enchanting region besides.

These Indoor Vegetable Garden Ideas are the best way to grow greens in a limited space. If you are someone who lives in an apartment, then these will surely come in handy!

How to Grow ‘Polish Hardneck’ Garlic Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon ‘Polish Hardneck’

Good things in life take time. Most of us recognize the truth in this statement, especially when it comes to our gardens. Not only are the best designs often those refined with incremental changes over years, but the juiciest, most umami-rich tomatoes are often those that develop slowly in the garden. The same is true for one of the quirkiest edible crops I grow, which takes a full nine months from planting to harvest: garlic (Allium sativum). It’s worth the wait, even if just to see how it grows. Growing garlic in the Rocky Mountains isn’t much different from growing it in other places, but certain varieties do better here. Learn more below.

Imagine cultivating an endless bounty of fresh produce right in your backyard, all from a single plant. Welcome to the world of Vegetables that Grow Many from One – where efficiency and abundance go hand in hand. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener seeking to maximize yield or a beginner looking for easy-to-grow options, these remarkable plants  offer incredible value, taste, and versatility for any garden.

Is your indoor garden’s lush foliage turning yellow and lackluster, no matter what you do? You might be under siege from an invisible enemy—spider mites! These microscopic arachnids can wreak havoc on your beloved plants, turning your green oasis into a battleground. But don’t lose hope! Here are the top ways to Get Rid of Spider Mites on Indoor Plants!

Garlic is used in almost every cuisine on the planet, and with good reason. It is incredibly versatile but also a hardy and easy crop to grow. While there are many tips for growing garlic, each one different from the last, one thing everyone seems to agree on is planting garlic in the fall.

7 Reasons Why Garlic Leaves Fall Over

In the world of gardening, battling pests is an ongoing challenge. While traditional pest control methods certainly have their merits, some gardeners have ventured into the realm of unconventional remedies and lesser-known tricks to protect their precious plants. Here’s a glimpse into the world of Bizarre Pest Control Remedies that might just save your garden.

How to Identify and Control 7 Garlic Diseases