Garlic (especially hardneck varieties) needs cold temperatures for a dormancy period before planting. When growing indoors, this can be replicated by placing bulbs in the refrigerator.

Late June or early July is garlic time in the garden! Garlic is planted from individual cloves in October or November. After ...

Garlic should be planted between Oct. 1 and Nov. 15 to give the clove a chance to develop some roots before it goes dormant for the winter. Separate cloves from the bulb and plant root side down ...

Garlic planted in the spring still needs a period of cold dormancy for proper growth and to achieve this, growers induce vernalization by storing their seed stock in cold storage between 4°C and ...

The flowers of the garlic plant are sterile and so do not produce seed. New plants are grown from the individual sections of the bulb known as “cloves.” Garlic for planting should be purchased from a ...

Garlic is a heavy feeder and needs that extra boost when it comes out of dormancy in the spring. Plant garlic after the second week of October, usually when the weather starts to cool, three weeks ...

Q: I planted my garlic at the end of October. It usually stays dormant until spring but this year it is already several inches high. What should I do? A: October is by far the best time to plant ...