If you have several cloves to peel, working one at a time can be time-consuming. This is when the shaking comes in handy.

If you buy garlic often, you should know that it tends to become more potent the longer it sits in your kitchen. Here's the ...

Elephant garlic In addition to these true garlics, there are two other alliums that carry the garlic name. The first one is elephant garlic (Allium ampeloprasum), a close relative of the leek.

So many of us have fallen head over heels in love with Sicilian Honey Garlic. Here's how to grow this graceful allium ...

The Allium genus is made up of edibles (onion, garlic, leeks, chives) and ornamentals (ornamental onions), which have different appearances, uses and growing conditions but have similar traits.

Allium sativum 'California Early' is a classic softneck garlic with a mild flavor. It grows quickly to 14-18 inches tall and can be harvested sooner than most other types of garlic.

Garlic (Allium sativnum) is in the allium genus, same as onions, so they will need some curing time after harvest to form the papery outer shell. There are two subgroups of garlic: hardneck ...

Meet the Allium family: Cipolinni, sweet, white and red onions. By Judy Walker Food editor ONIONS According to some references, onions are the second-most important horticultural crop worldwide ...

Garlic is a species in the onion genus — Allium, and is closely related to onions, shallots, leeks and cloves. While onion leaves are round and hollow, garlic leaves are flat.

They know that fall is the best time to plant garlic, and that means a tantalizing range of garlic bulbs are now available at local nurseries. Garlic (Allium sativum) may be the oldest cultivated ...