Lessons from an organic garlic farmer on how to grow, harvest and cure garlic at home. By Margaret Roach Every year at about this point in the growing season, Alley Swiss has a ritual he performs.

Growing garlic requires minimal effort but yields a lot of flavor. Garlic (Allium sativum) is one of the easiest crops to grow. Simply plant a clove in the soil, cover it with straw, and wait for ...

Growing garlic couldn’t be easier. It doesn’t require much, and once you eat homegrown garlic, you’ll want to grow your own all the time. Many think of garlic as a Mediterranean plant that cannot be ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... “Stop and smell the garlic! That’s all you have to do.” — William Shatner The word is out about homegrown garlic. And the word is flavor. Go ahead and ask: ...

CORVALLIS — Fall is a time to enjoy the harvest of summer, but don’t hang up your trowel and pull off your gloves just yet — September through November is the best time to plant garlic. Garlic roots ...

You may have seen people plant garlic cloves (Allium sativum) in the garden only to harvest bulbs several months later. While growing garlic is pretty easy to do outdoors, it’s a little more tricky to ...

Garlic scape powder is a milder riff on regular garlic powder — and you can make it at home. Harvesting garlic scapes for pestos, stir fries, and garlic scape powder is simple! Learn when to cut ...

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 ...

Garlic is well known for its culinary gifts, but this relative of onions and leeks is also a gift to gardeners. Easy to plant and low maintenance, it only requires some simple weeding and patience in ...