Lessons from an organic garlic farmer on how to grow ... As July approaches, Mr. Swiss has his gaze on the garlic leaves. When four or five green leaves remain close to the top of the plant ...

making it a versatile tool for any organic gardener looking to protect their precious plants naturally. With all these benefits it is no wonder why homemade garlic spray for plants has become so ...

If it doesn't receive enough sunlight, the leaves of your garlic plant ... a cover crop into the soil before planting garlic adds a lot of organic material. Good cover crops for garlic are Alfalfa ...

Leaves raked from our yards work great for mulch to keep the soil from freezing solid if it’s a cold winter without much snowcover. Great Lakes Garlic Farm grows organic garlic, so they can’t ...

down from the first and third. This planting method yields us eight plants per ft. As we plant thousands of pounds of gourmet garlic every year, we constructed a dedicated roller with blunt spikes ...

Prior to planting, ensure that your soil is well prepared. Soil preparation is essential both to promote growth of the garlic plants and to protect them. One recommendation is to cultivate your ...

HUDSON, Ohio -- On a steamy June evening at Thaxton’s Organic Garlic in Hudson ... This year, the Thaxtons are growing about 9,000 garlic plants, down from a high of around 20,000.

Jennifer Blau and Rick Struzynski of the town of Caledonia harvested their first major crop of garlic this month — all of it organic ... You wait until only five leaves are left on the plant ...

Garlic-pepper tea will ... they feed on dead and decaying organic matter and aerate the soil by digging. You'll find grubs on the roots if they eat plants. If they are not feasting on the roots ...