Most people know what garlic is and how it tastes. But to those of us that grow it know... There is more to garlic than what you buy at the store! There are two types of garlic in the world: hardneck and softneck. So I guess you could say… Yes, garlic has a “neck”???!!! Hardneck garlic grows well in colder regions and are closer to wild garlic with complex flavors and large cloves. These garlics are like wines where you compare the subtle differences in flavor that reflect re

I love my garlic! Garlic is a cooking staple in my house. What I love about it is that I plant the cloves in mid to late October, put a layer of mulch over them (about 2 inches of mulched leaves and grass) and basically leave the cloves to overwinter until March. In the spring when I see the garlic sprouting, I clear away some of the mulch and let it go until about the beginning of May. I plant a hard neck garlic which means that around the end of May, the garlic plant starts

Now that October is upon us, it’s time to plant the garlic! There are two varieties of garlic, softneck and hardneck. The “neck” of garlic is the stem of the plant. Hardneck garlic tends to grow larger, produces a garlic scape (an edible stalk that is great for pesto, stir fry, and etc.), is hardier in Northern climates, and has more of a complex flavor than a softneck garlic (softneck is what is in the grocery store). Garlic is one of the easiest crops to grow! Like any crop