Yes, I know it is September and most Alaska gardeners think they are through planting things for the season. To heck with that. I am throwing caution to the wind.

Planting ...

Time to clear the mail off the computer's desktop, and why not start with a question about garlic? Will it grow here? Sections. Alaska News Politics Opinions Sports Talk to us Opens in new window.

Bulbs, corms and rhizomes, native or not, are all monocots, plants that produce a single leaf on the first shoot and have flower parts usually in threes or multiples of three.

Q. What is elephant garlic? -- Jerry, New Paltz A. Elephant garlic (Allium ampeloprasum) looks like a giant garlic clove but, in fact, is not a true garlic but more closely related to a leek. The … ...

In a nutshell, there are many forms of bulbs, including true bulbs, corms, tubers, tuberous roots, and rhizomes. Though I realize only a few of you are as likely to be as excited about this as I ...

The other storage choice involves taking corms from the pot, shaking off the soil. Do not rinse them. Let them cure, which means dry out for a week. Then all leaves should be cut from the corm.