As we enter the middle of fall, it’s time to plant garlic! Garlic is a member of the allium family along with onions, shallots, and leeks, and is botanically considered a bulb. It is covered in ...

As we enter the middle of fall, it’s time to plant garlic! Garlic is a member of the allium family along with onions, shallots, and leeks, and is botanically considered a bulb. It is covered in ...

Gardeners have had a broad range of experiences with their vegetable gardens this season. Some planted early in May with the ...

Who knew that something as humble as a single garlic clove could grow into such a bold, flavour-packed superstar in the garden? One of the easiest crops to grow, garlic never fails to deliver a little ...

Some companion plants can serve as insect attractants that lure pests away from crop plants. Nasturtiums tend to attract ...

Get the best flavor and longest storage life from your homegrown garlic with proper harvesting, curing and storage. Then fill ...

Photo / 123rf This time of year is traditional for planting garlic, shallots and onions. Photo / 123rf We are rapidly approaching Matariki this coming week, marking the start of the Lunar calendar.

Garlic and its close relative elephant garlic are bulbs, so planting is easy. To get started, break open the garlic and separate each clove and plant about two inches below the soil surface.

Start up another zucchini or yellow summer squash plant for mid-July planting. You might not find ready-made starts at the nursery, but you sure can start some seeds now.

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July is garlic month. It should be ready to harvest. The ideal time to “pull” garlic is when there are two to three "skins" around the outermost cloves. If garlic is left in the ground and there is ...