You think you have everything you need to know to grow your own garlic down pat. Then, all of a sudden, long, bulbous-ended flower stalks start exploding from the plants in your garlic patch.

When it comes to gardening, those who grow food gardens and those who grow flower gardens can sometimes end up feeling like they belong to separate factions. However, it's important to remember ...

Tubers and alliums often get short shrift as the least sexy veg, but master gardener Callie Works-Leary says they deserve top ...

Most farmers harvest their crops in the fall, but Luke Ahrndt and Brian Neff just planted theirs in late September. With their garlic cloves tucked into bed for the winter, patience is a virtue ...

Garlic scapes are the curly green shoots that grow from garlic bulbs and are harvested before they flower in early summer.

Jamison and Walker tells Parade Home and Garden that the most common flowers in spring are usually tulips, daffodils, ...

Flavoursome garlic is an essential ingredient in so many recipes.  Easy to grow in the garden, it doesn’t take up too much ...

This means their flower embryos have been killed ... well-drained site is essential for growing good crops of onion and garlic. It's possible to grow good onions on heavy soil, but the drainage ...

Scapes, or flower stalks, are removed in late May or early June to make more room for the garlic bulb to grow larger and stronger, Ahrndt explained. Similar to green onions, scapes must be cut ...