Mega Garlic
Garlic was one of the very first things I planted when I started gardening 16 years ago. There's something about the magic of putting a clove in the ground and getting a bulb back at the end of the...
View ArticleHarvesting Garlic
Growing your own garlic is such a joy, and harvesting it can be even more fun. Each October we plant what turns out to be a year's supply of garlic in about 7 or 8 square feet (using the Square Foot...
View ArticleFalse Garlic – you lie, you lie, you lie.
I don't know where it comes from, but it shows up in the strangest places. Unannounced, just after the rain, it pokes its slender leaves up through the soil to bring terror to the fastidious gardener....
View ArticleStoring Garlic – Sprout Not, My Friend
A great question came in to Ask Gardenerd this week: "If I braid my garlic and hang it in my kitchen, how long will it keep? When I buy garlic and the store and put it in my fridge, it begins to sprout...
View ArticlePesto Madness
This is the time of year when the abundance of basil in the garden can often overshadow the need in the kitchen. What's a gardener to do? Make pesto, of course. Whether you preserve pesto by canning...
View ArticleThe Trick to Bigger Garlic
A question came in to Ask Gardenerd this week: "Hi, I've just harvested my garlic and it's ok but a little small. Any tips to get it fatter. John, ps Love your site" Thanks for writing in John, and I'm...
View ArticleGarlic Kale Soup
I would like to present one of the best soups I've ever eaten. It was restaurant-quality delicious and very easy to make. It uses kale and garlic from the garden (save this for your upcoming garlic...
View ArticleGrowing Garlic
I can’t believe I haven’t written about growing garlic before. Sure, we’ve covered harvesting garlic and even shown you how to make your own garlic braid, but we’ve never started from the beginning on...
View ArticleMega Garlic
Garlic was one of the very first things I planted when I started gardening 16 years ago. There's something about the magic of putting a clove in the ground and getting a bulb back at the end of the...
View ArticleHarvesting Garlic
Growing your own garlic is such a joy, and harvesting it can be even more fun. Each October we plant what turns out to be a year's supply of garlic in about 7 or 8 square feet (using the Square Foot...
View ArticleFalse Garlic – you lie, you lie, you lie.
I don't know where it comes from, but it shows up in the strangest places. Unannounced, just after the rain, it pokes its slender leaves up through the soil to bring terror to the fastidious gardener....
View ArticleStoring Garlic – Sprout Not, My Friend
A great question came in to Ask Gardenerd this week: "If I braid my garlic and hang it in my kitchen, how long will it keep? When I buy garlic and the store and put it in my fridge, it begins to sprout...
View ArticlePesto Madness
This is the time of year when the abundance of basil in the garden can often overshadow the need in the kitchen. What's a gardener to do? Make pesto, of course. Whether you preserve pesto by canning...
View ArticleThe Trick to Bigger Garlic
A question came in to Ask Gardenerd this week: "Hi, I've just harvested my garlic and it's ok but a little small. Any tips to get it fatter. John, ps Love your site" Thanks for writing in John, and I'm...
View ArticleGarlic Kale Soup
I would like to present one of the best soups I've ever eaten. It was restaurant-quality delicious and very easy to make. It uses kale and garlic from the garden (save this for your upcoming garlic...
View ArticleGrowing Garlic
I can’t believe I haven’t written about growing garlic before. Sure, we’ve covered harvesting garlic and even shown you how to make your own garlic braid, but we’ve never started from the beginning on...
View ArticleMega Garlic
Garlic was one of the very first things I planted when I started gardening 16 years ago. There's something about the magic of putting a clove in the ground and getting a bulb back at the end of the...
View ArticleHarvesting Garlic
Growing your own garlic is such a joy, and harvesting it can be even more fun. Each October we plant what turns out to be a year's supply of garlic in about 7 or 8 square feet (using the Square Foot...
View ArticleFalse Garlic – you lie, you lie, you lie.
I don't know where it comes from, but it shows up in the strangest places. Unannounced, just after the rain, it pokes its slender leaves up through the soil to bring terror to the fastidious gardener....
View ArticleStoring Garlic – Sprout Not, My Friend
A great question came in to Ask Gardenerd this week: "If I braid my garlic and hang it in my kitchen, how long will it keep? When I buy garlic and the store and put it in my fridge, it begins to sprout...
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