Learn how to grow and care for garlic, an allium that thrives in a variety of conditions and can be used in the kitchen.

Select large bulbs and divide them at planting time into individual cloves and place them 3 to 4 inches apart. ... Elephant garlic seems to be the most popular variety. — Carol, Greenfield.

Place pasta, tomatoes, onion, and garlic in a large pot. Pour in vegetable broth. Sprinkle on pepper flakes and oregano. Drizzle top with oil. 2. Cover pot and bring to a boil.

Another type — elephant garlic — produces large bulbs, as the name implies. But it’s more closely related to leeks and usually not as winter hardy, or as pungent.

For 25 years, garlic lovers from near and far have flocked to North Plains, Oregon, for the annual Elephant Garlic Festival.The event was originally a community fish fry in the mid-1990s.

Garlic has well-developed root systems that may grow more than three feet deep in well-drained soil. Plant cloves root side down, 2 inches deep and 2 to 4 inches apart in rows spaced 10 to 14 ...

Plant the garlic in full sun in well-drained soil. A sandy, clay loam is best. In heavier soil, plant it in raised beds that are two to three feet wide and at least 10 to 12 inches tall.