You need to have another perennial ready to grab that baton and start blooming as the prior one finishes. It doesn’t have to be contiguous. In fact, it’s cool if it isn’t. That lets interest in your ...

Sprouted garlic is generally safe to eat if the clove is free of mold or odor. Sprouting affects flavor more than safety, but it can make the garlic taste bitter.

MOST GARDENERS I KNOW treat seed and plant catalogs like aspirational wish books — fantasy reading for chilly nights when anything is possible, when warm sunny days, flourishing plants, and time — ...

Many gardeners want to attract bees, butterflies, birds and hummingbirds, but most gardeners would rather not have deer or bunnies pay them a visit. Considering how large deer grow and how well ...

As a master gardener who specializes in organic gardening and permaculture techniques, companion planting is something of an obsession of mine. It's endlessly useful and is the foundation of a healthy ...

TikToker Nettles and Petals (@nettlesandpetals) demonstrated how easy it is to grow your own garlic. "Plant your own garlic, and you'll never have to buy it again," he declared. Studies have shown ...

Q • I bought some garlic at a farmers market to plant in my garden, but I don’t know anything about how to grow it. How and when should it be planted? Write to the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Center ...

A head of garlic, like tulips or daffodils, is a bulb you can plant in the fall, but it offers more than just beauty. You can harvest the flower stalk and the bulb as well. According to Emma Erler, ...

Homegrown garlic is such a luxury for cooks who love fresh ingredients. If you’ve ever wondered how to grow garlic, you’ll be pleased to know it’s one of the easiest crops to master. Just plant a few ...

5 things to do in the garden this week: Plant elephant garlic and you will be gifted with corms that grow off the mother bulb. Yes, although elephant garlic presents as a gigantic bulb made up of ...