Unlike most food crops that are planted in the spring, garlic is planted in the fall, sometime around Columbus Day. Fresh garlic can be found in the kitchens of those who enjoy cooking, but it’s not ...

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 ...

This week on AgweekTV, Minnesota has new funding for a popular program to help young farmers get started. It's time to harvest and celebrate an unusual crop: garlic. We'll check in on the crops in ...

Garlic is a beloved aromatic plant that is a staple in a myriad of cuisines. It’s also been used for centuries for its purported healing properties, including protecting against the common cold and ...

When gardeners consider improving their soil, they often turn to compost, cover crops, or expensive amendments; however, there is one common vegetable that can help do the job while it grows. That ...

Garlic scapes are one of those little surprises in the garden that many beginners don’t expect. If you’ve planted hardneck garlic, you’ll notice these curly green stems in late spring, twisting and ...

Fall-planted garlic grows at the Iowa State University Student Organic Farm north of Ames. Garlic may not be the first crop that comes to mind when thinking of Iowa, but many varieties do very well in ...

One of my favorite moments of the vegetable gardening year is when my wife Suzanne and I go out in October to plant the next year’s garlic crop. Garlic should be planted between Oct. 1 and Nov. 15 to ...

ASTORIA, S.D. — Garlic isn’t an overly common crop in the Midwest, with most of the production being in California and the Pacific Northwest. However, for Kristianna Gehant Siddens, it has become one ...