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Mulch for Garlic: Rethinking a Common Practice
Mulch? Garlic's Cozy Blanket?
Is there a secret weapon to help your garlic thrive and survive the harsh winter? Enter the mighty mulch.
Jere Folgert
Apr 29, 202411 min read


Deep Fried Garlic Cloves. What!
Deep Fried Garlic Cloves: A Symphony of Flavor in Every Crunch. Fire up your stove, grab some garlic, and get ready to experience the ultimate crunch and flavor explosion! Move over, potato chips! There's a new crispy, addictive snack in town, and it's packed with the potent punch of garlic. Deep-fried garlic cloves are a revelation for any garlicoholic, transforming the humble bulb into a textural and flavor sensation. So, ditch the store-bought, processed snacks and embar
Jere Folgert
Dec 17, 20215 min read


Garlic Plants Need Sulfur (but not too much!)
What exactly is sulfur, and why does it matter so much for your garlic plants? Garlic Needs Sulfur: The Secret Ingredient for Bigger Bulbs and Stronger Plants Garlic is a superstar in the garden, but its secret to success lies in an often-overlooked nutrient: sulfur. While you might think of sulfur as the stuff that makes onions make you cry, for garlic, it’s a vital nutrient that powers its growth, flavor, and health. But what exactly is sulfur, and why does it matter so muc
Jere Folgert
Oct 16, 202117 min read


Optimize Fertilizer Applications For Garlic!
Fueling the Garlic Revolution: How to Turn Your Hardneck Patch into a Nutrient Powerhouse! Imagine your garlic bulbs as elite athletes training for the biggest race of the season — the Bumper Harvest Championship. Just like a star runner needs the perfect mix of carbs, proteins, vitamins, and minerals at exactly the right times, your hardneck garlic plants crave a precise menu of 17 essential nutrients to grow strong roots, lush green leaves, and massive, flavorful bulbs. The
Jere Folgert
Mar 17, 202013 min read


WHEN SHOULD WE HARVEST HARDNECK GARLIC? TIMING IS EVERYTHING!
Are the bottom three to five leaves on your garlic brown, with a few green leaves toward the top? It’s time to harvest!
Jere Folgert
Aug 15, 20198 min read


GROWING GARLIC FROM BULBILS
Forget the boring beige cloves, this year we're getting funky with garlic! Picture it: spring sunshine dances on your garden bed, and bam! Up pop a million miniature green mohawks, like a punk rock Chia Pet colony. Those, my friends, are hardneck garlic bulbils, bursting from their winter slumber. No need for peeling or patience with bulbils. These tiny, adventurous cloves skip right over autumn planting, chilling in a papery slumber cap all winter. Come spring, they explode
Jere Folgert
Jul 4, 20197 min read


Nutrient Deficiencies Common in Garlic
Nutrient Drama in the Garlic Patch: Why Your Hardneck Plants Are Throwing a Tantrum (and How to Fix It!) Picture your hardneck garlic plants as a rowdy team of tiny underground athletes training for the Ultimate Bulb Championship. They’re out there photosynthesizing like crazy — turning sunlight, CO₂, and water into sugar power — but without the right nutrient “sports drinks,” they cramp up, turn pale, and produce sad, puny bulbs instead of those glorious, plump garlic treasu
Jere Folgert
Oct 12, 201618 min read
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