ADD GARLIC to Your Garden Lineup
Although I grew up helping my family care for a large garden on our farm, and I’ve grown vegetables most of my adult life, I never thought to grow my own garlic. It was easy to buy at the grocery store, and I’d never tasted homegrown garlic, so I didn’t know what I was missing.
That changed a few years ago, when I learned that a lot of garlic sold commercially in the United States is shipped in from other countries and bleached to obtain white bulbs. Additionally, imported garlic is often treated with a sprout-reducing hormone and sprayed with chemical insecticide. After learning all of this, I decided it was time to give growing this member of the onion family a try. I found that not only is homegrown garlic an easy addition to the garden, but it’s also tastier and healthier than any commercial options I could find.
A Garlic for Every Garden
Garlic () is available in two types: hardneck and
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