garlic

How to Grow Winter Garlic for a Much Bigger Harvest

Autumn planting is the key to strong, healthy winter garlic, but the details make all the difference. With the right timing, bed choice, seed-clove treatment and a simple bicarbonate trick, you can noticeably boost yield.

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Five Plants That Aren’t Worth Starting from Seed and What to Choose Instead

Starting plants from seed can be rewarding, but some crops are slow, unreliable, or won’t come true to type. For these five, you’ll get better results by buying plants or using simple vegetative propagation methods.

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A New Garlic Planting Method That Breaks Records and Delivers a Stunning Harvest

Growing your own garlic is more work than buying it, but a few smart pre-planting steps can significantly boost yields and improve resilience. Learn how to prep cloves, deter onion fly, and plant correctly for a stronger crop.

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Most common mistakes when planting garlic in autumn and how to avoid them

The biggest mistake when planting winter garlic in autumn often comes after planting: mulching the bed too soon. Learn when to cover the bed, what mulch to use, and how a thin, dry layer helps garlic overwinter without triggering premature growth.

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The gardening season isn’t over, here’s what you can still plant

September is often underestimated, yet it can save you a lot of work in spring. With warm soil and cooler air, it’s an ideal time for sowing hardy crops, planting bulbs, and getting ornamentals well rooted for an earlier start next year.

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A Simple Trick to Store Garlic So It Lasts All Year

Homegrown garlic has unbeatable flavour, but it won’t keep if it’s harvested or cured poorly. With correct timing, thorough drying and one simple anti-sprouting step, your bulbs can stay firm for months.

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After harvesting onions and garlic, plant more crops for yields into autumn

Once you lift garlic or onions, you free up valuable bed space while there’s still plenty of season left. With smart crop rotation and quick-follow crops, you can often harvest again well into autumn.

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A simple trick to tell when to harvest garlic so it stores for months

Garlic keeps best when it’s lifted at exactly the right moment. Use the balance of green and drying leaves, then confirm by checking one bulb in the bed.

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Garden spritz made from kitchen scraps to protect plants without extra chemicals

Garlic skins don’t belong in the bin. Steeped in water, they make a simple home-made macerate that can help deter pests, support fungal prevention, and provide a gentle feed.

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Why Garlic Leaves Turn Yellow and How to Tell the Right Harvest Time

Yellowing garlic leaves aren’t always a problem. Learn when it’s a normal sign of ripening, how to judge harvest timing by variety, and how to lift and cure bulbs for the longest storage.

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How to Tell When Garlic Is Ready to Harvest and What to Do with Flower Stalks

Learn the key signs that garlic is ready to lift, how to cure it for long storage, and why removing scapes on hardneck varieties can help you grow bigger bulbs.

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What winter garlic really needs in June for a big, healthy crop

Early June is the make-or-break moment for hardneck winter garlic. Removing the flower scapes at the right time helps the plant put its energy into bigger, better bulbs—and the scapes are delicious, too.

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Why Garlic Turns Yellow in May and How to Quickly Stop the Leaf Tips Drying Out

Garlic often starts yellowing in May after heavy rain and cold nights, usually from a temporary nitrogen shortage rather than disease. A quick foliar feed can stop the decline within days and keep bulbs sizing up properly.

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Grow Garlic at Home Without a Garden Using a Plastic Bottle

You can pre-sprout garlic quickly at home using nothing more than a plastic bottle and water. In just a few days you’ll see roots and green shoots, ready to pot on into compost.

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Natural Protection for Cucumbers These Plants Help Effectively Against Mildew

Cucumbers can succumb to fungal diseases fast, but smart prevention and the right companion plants can significantly reduce mildew pressure. Garlic, aromatic herbs, and calendula help create a healthier, airier growing environment.

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