The world record for the heaviest garlic bulb is held by Robert Kirkpatrick of Eureka, California, when his bulb weighed in at 1.19 kg in 1985. While we’re not guaranteeing you’ll reach record levels ...

Garlic is an easy and low-maintenance crop to grow indoors on a windowsill. You can harvest it early and your chances of ...

Hang the softneck garlic bundles—bulbs facing up—in a warm, dry, dark spot with good airflow, and allow them to dry for two to four weeks. Step 3: Tidy the Harvest.

Nevertheless, If you insist on planting softneck garlic — which does not need much winter cold to flourish — in the spring, you should only do so after placing the bulbs in your refrigerator ...

Hardneck garlic requires exposure to a period of cold temperatures (below 40˚F) for at least 40 days to develop bulbs, a process called vernalization. This limits where hardneck garlic can be ...

Hardneck garlic is easier to work with than the more common softneck variety; they have larger cloves and are easier to peel, and the flowering stalk (the scape) is great for cooking.

Nevertheless, If you insist on planting softneck garlic — which does not need much winter cold to flourish — in the spring, you should only do so after placing the bulbs in your refrigerator ...

Other than scapes, hardneck garlic is notable for the bulbils or mini-bulbs that it forms on scapes when they are left unharvested. Depending on the hardneck variety, as many as 200 bulbils can ...

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