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Garlic is a staple in my kitchen, and fortunately, it's not hard to grow, harvest, and preserve. Garlic has also been a popular topic here at VegetableGardener.com. If you haven't grown it before, now's the time to start learning about it and order seed garlic for planting this fall. Feast on the links below, and by this time next year you'll be proudly showing off your crop to friends and family, and using to prepare delicious recipes.

Growing and using garlic
   Video: How to Plant and Grow Garlic   Plant Garlic as a Fall Crop   Garlic Planting
Garlic Bulb Types   Video: How to Plant and Grow Garlic   Plant Garlic as a Fall Crop   Garlic Planting
             
Scapes are a seasonal treat.   The Great Garlic Harvest   Freshly dug garlic can be used straight from the garden, but if you let it dry slowly in the shade, it will last for several months.   Garlic Harvest
Garlic Scapes   The Great Garlic Harvest   Harvesting Garlic   Garlic Harvest
             
 Garlic can be planted in the spring or in the fall, but hardneck varieties grow best with a cold winter.    Video: Braiding Garlic    Cheap and Easy Winter Greens    Using Baby Garlic
Celebrate National Garlic Month   Video: How to Braid Garlic   Cheap and Easy Winter Greens   Using Baby Garlic
             
Garlic and Chile Insecticidal Soap Spray    Making the Most of Garlic   Garlic as an Herbal Medicine   Grow Your Own Garlic
Garlic and Chile Insecticidal Soap Spray   Making the Most of Garlic   Garlic as an Herbal Medicine   Grow Your Own Garlic
             
Garlic  recipes
Oven-Roasted Whole Tomatoes    Bagna Cauda    Garlic Conserve   Pasta with Pancetta, Garlic, and Walnuts
Cream Cheese with Herbes de Provence and Garlic   Bagna Cauda   Garlic Conserve   Pasta with Pancetta, Garlic, and Walnuts
             


      • See more garlic recipes from VegetableGardener.com...

      • Got a garlic recipe to share? Post it here...

      • Learn more about garlic at FineCooking.com...
   

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Ruth writes: KimberlyAWood, garlic won't freeze. You plant cloves of garlic in fall, and they sprout in spring. See http://www.vegetablegardener.com/item/7554/plant-garlic-as-a-fall-crop for more info.
Posted: 1:42 pm on September 2nd
KimberlyAWood writes: I live in Zone 7 (Northern Virginia). When should I plant garlic that would be ready for Spring and how do I ensure that it doesn't get frozen during the winter?
Posted: 12:40 pm on September 2nd
Ruth writes: Greg, check out this encyclopedic garlic site, based in Texas. http://www.gourmetgarlicgardens.com/. You can email the garlic meister and he'll be able to advise on planting time (and anything else you want to know).
Posted: 8:56 am on July 28th
yourownvictorygarden writes: Thanks for the garlic info Ruth. I haven't grown it yet in my home garden, but it's grown at the community garden I volunteer for. I'll have to tap their heads on when exactly I can plant it down here.
Posted: 1:42 pm on July 27th
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