garlic gardening

Garlic Scapes: What They Are, When To Harvest & How To Use Them

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garlic scapes in basket by vegetable garden

I started growing garlic several years ago, but honestly, I had no idea what garlic scapes even were. Worse yet, I didn’t realize I was supposed to remove them from the garlic plants. That probably explains why my garlic bulbs were always smaller than I expected. Once I finally learned to cut the scapes off, … Read more

Growing Garlic in Raised Beds

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Garlic growing in raised beds

A Simple Method That Produces Healthy Garlic and Prevents Rot Last year I decided to try growing my garlic in raised beds, and it ended up producing the best garlic I’ve ever grown. Now I can’t say for certain that the raised beds were the only reason, but they definitely helped. We had an unusually … Read more