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Vegetable species of the onion genus, Allium.

Garlic (Allium sativum) is a vegetable in the onion genus, Allium, closely related to the onion, shallot, leek and chive.

Native to the Central Asia region, it features a lot in Mediterranean diets.

In addition to its culinary uses, garlic has also been found useful in medicinal applications.

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Photo: Garlic, Farmers Market by See-ming Lee 李思明 SML, Flickr

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Does garlic get woody if you let it grow for too long?

I'm growing garlic in my garden this year, and was wondering if it turns woody (undesirable for cooking) if you let it grow for too long.
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How does the head of a garlic compare to its stem?

I'm shocked at how fast my garlic stems are growing (about 1 inch per day, and there has only been about 2 weeks of growing weather), so I was wondering how the size of the garlic bulb compares to the stem of the garlic. If you're wondering how I…
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What happening to my garlic to make these stems mushy?

It's been an odd year for my hardneck garlic in zone 4b. There's been some discolouring on the leaves which I think is mostly rust or lack of moisture. Some very dried leafs that look like they have been fried by the sun. But I can't wrap my head…
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Planting immature garlic

This year's garlic got infected with garlic rust. The bulb's are actually decent size (60-80g), but I have a feeling that the garlic didn't mature due to being heavily infected. The leaves are completely dry, but the stem and cloves look like they…
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What should I do with garlic I planted as whole cloves instead of breaking them up?

I planted whole cloves of garlic without breaking them up a few weeks ago. Now I see I should have broken them... they have formed lots of roots and small shoots. Should I break them up now? or just cut my losses and let it grow from here?
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White stringy growth on garlic

Does anyone know what this white stringy growth is on my garlic? It almost resembles cobwebs. When you scrape it away the garlic underneath seems intact and unblemished. I am wondering if it has to be discarded or if it is salvageable. I've tried…
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Yellowing of very young garlic plants

Garlic planted last autumn is showing some yellowing on the tips of the leaves. Some tips are also dry. I am unsure why this is happening. The winter was relatively mild, with temperature no lower than -10°C. Garlic plants were covered in snow for a…
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My garlic tops were dying off, butI have tiny garlic to sho for it what did I do wrong?

I put garlic between the hostas, and lilies my mom grows, and the leaves died back, what did I do wrong?
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Will refrigerator freezing garlic in the pot for a few hours create the necessary cold time required?

My garlic heads that were dying already didn't turn out too well, and my elephant garlic isn't turning out yet, should I throw the pots in the freezer for a few hours in order to simulate to the garlic it's time to grow?
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