This straightens out as it matures to carry a head of tiny clove-like bulbils. It is best to remove the scape as soon as it appears (use it in stir-fries) so the plant diverts its energies into producing a larger bulb. There's also elephant garlic, bearing giant, mild-flavoured ...
Garlic–which is sometimes classified as an herb–is grown from cloves selected from medium to large bulbs, called heads, harvested the season before. You can plant cloves from garlic heads purchased at a grocery store or farm market as long as they have not been treated to prevent sprouting...
Related: How to save and store seeds for next year’s garden You can also eat the fresh bulbils if you don’t plant them. Treat them like miniature garlic cloves: you can use them whole (cooked or raw), mash them with the side of a knife, or run them through a garlic press. How...
Garlic is easy to grow but it's important to harvest, cure and store it well if it is to remain in good condition until you want to use it.
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,...
This is the same family of plants that encompasses onions, garlic, chives, and many others. Like the onion, a leek grows in layers. It is most similar to the green onion in that regard. Where do leeks grow? That’s also a common question. The leek has a long history. Originally ...
2. Round up enough of the plant you wish to ferment. How much is enoughdepends on how much you’d like to make, the plant you are using and the vessel you wish to ferment it in. Going on wild garlic, if you want to fill a 1 litre kilner, you will need a surprisingly large amo...
Onion sets are easy to find at garden centers, big box stores, and even in the produce section of the grocery store, but just because they’re easy to find, doesn’t make them the best onions to grow. Typically, only two or three varieties of onions are commonly available as sets, bu...