It is possible to grow garlic from supermarket bulbs but it's not recommended as there's a risk of virus infection. If you buy from proper planting stock, it should be virus-free. You can also choose a variety that has been bred especially for our climate. Watch the video below to see...
(You might be tempted to try this, but growing garlic from bulbils takes a considerably longer time than growing garlic from cloves—up to two or three years for a decent-sized bulb.) The long, thin stems of garlic scapes (which are sometimes called garlic shoots, stems, stalks, or spea...
How to Plant and Grow Garlic Garlic sprouts1 by Stephen Albert Sharing is caring! Facebook Twitter Save Garlic is a cool-weather perennial plant commonly planted in the cool of autumn or early spring. Garlic–which is sometimes classified as an herb–is grown from cloves selected from ...
Sets are easy to plant and seldom fail. Bulbils among the flower clusters: Flower bulbils are not true bulbs like the set, but aerial, bulb-like organs from which a new plant will grow. These plants are often called multiplier- or potato-onions. Tree onions–also called topsetting onions,...
The leek vegetable is a part of the allium species of the Liliaceae family. This is the same family of plants that encompassesonions,garlic,chives, and many others. Like the onion, a leek grows in layers. It is most similar to thegreen onionin that regard. Where do leeks grow? That’...
onion seeds, not by planting onion sets or even by planting nursery-grown transplants. For me, planting onions from seed has always yielded the best results. But here’s the thing – you can’t just grow onions from seed like you do other vegetables. There’s a trick to doing it ...