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Cheap and Easy Winter Greens

Jodi Torpey, contributor | January 7th, 20103 comments

Growing your own garlic greens during the winter is an inexpensive way to feed two needs at once: a gardener’s need for growing and a cook’s need for something tasty.

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Plant Garlic as a Fall Crop

susan belsinger, contributor | November 14th, 20091 comment

Fall is the time to plant garlic in most parts of the U.S. If you haven't done it yet, there is still time unless you are so far North that the ground is frozen.

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Video: How to Plant and Grow Garlic

Vegetable Gardener, editor | November 10th, 2009

There is nothing like the taste of homegrown garlic and it is ridiculously easy to grow. Farmer Joe Smith of Niantic, Connecticut, gives you expert tips on how to plant and grow this kitchen staple.

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A Stir-Fry Garden

Ruth Dobsevage, editor | November 9th, 20092 comments

You probably don't grow rice or ginger or make your own tofu, but you can grow a lot of veggies that are perfect for stir-frying.

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Harvesting Garlic

Ruth Dobsevage, editor | July 22nd, 20091 comment

Getting garlic out of the ground is fairly simple. The key to full-flavored, long-lasting bulbs is knowing when to harvest and how to handle the bulbs so they will keep for a long time.

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Extend Your Gardening Season Beyond Frost by Growing Produce that Keeps

Ruth Dobsevage, editor | June 26th, 20092 comments

If you grow winter squash, pumpkins, potatoes, garlic, and hot peppers, you effectively extend your gardening season well into the fall and winter.

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Garlic Scapes

Ruth Dobsevage, editor | June 15th, 20094 comments

If you grow garlic, you'll eventually encounter scapes. Learn what they are and what to do with them.

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A Simple Supper, Straight from the Garden

Ruth Dobsevage, editor | June 15th, 2009

What's for dinner? Whatever's ripe.

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Garlic as an Herbal Medicine

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | April 22nd, 20095 comments

Garlic has a more practical side that you may not be aware of and it just might be the information you need to push you over the proverbial edge to plant some in your garden this year.

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