Garlic is an easy and low-maintenance crop to grow indoors on a windowsill. You can harvest it early and your chances of ...

Plant the cloves of hard-neck garlic 1 to 3 inches deep with the pointy ends up. In colder areas, plant at a deeper range of 3 to 5 inches. Softneck varieties can be planted in any direction.

Unlike true seeds, most people plant garlic cloves to get a harvest of garlic. In fact, if you buy garlic at the garden center, you’ll notice it looks like garlic you buy in the store.

Soak the cloves in this mixture for 2 hours prior to planting. Garlic likes to grow in well drained rich soil. I amend my soil with a good organic fertilizer and manure in the fall.

Growing garlic at home is easy, and now is the time to start planting. Instead of planting seeds, you plant individual cloves. Garlic produces a bulb-like structure called a head.

Immature garlic does not store well, while over-mature bulbs are more subject to disease. Don’t discard, but rather use, ...

Plant individual cloves of garlic in loose potting mix. You can use a planter pot or raised bed to grow garlic. Plant the cloves in one to two inches below the surface and space them three to four ...

Planting garlic in the fall is one of the simplest and most rewarding things you can do in your garden. No matter how much experience you have, garlic is a forgiving crop that rewards patience.

Without the vernalization period, garlic cloves will grow but won't separate into bulbs. You may end up with one giant clove or only some tasty green foliage above the ground.

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 ...

Karen Beeman offers a large variety of gourmet garlic, including Tzan, at her stand at the Boulder County Farmers' Markets in Boulder, CO, Saturday September 01, 2012. She grows over 30 types of ...

Growing garlic at home is easy, and now is the time to start planting. Instead of planting seeds, you plant individual cloves. Garlic produces a bulb-like structure called a head.