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With the arrival of September, gardeners begin planting garlic and shallots, establishing crops now for harvest in the following growing season. Like spring flower bulbs, gardeners know garlic and ...

Question: I’ve grown onions and garlic in my garden and I’d like to try shallots this year. Do you have any suggestions for growing them? A: Shallots are an easy-to-grow cool-season vegetable. With a ...

Persimmons turn orange when fully ripe. Courtesy Getty Images. Do you have a gardening question? The UC Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County can help. Our volunteers are part of the University of ...

Here in the mild maritime Northwest, cold snaps seldom linger long and spring seems to arrive close on the heels of our brief winters. Already, it's warm enough to begin sowing a few crops like winter ...

Garlic has long had an association with the spooky season: The pungent bulb tends to ward off fanged members of the undead in vampire books and movies. But October is not just a time that garlic makes ...

Becca Lewis is home maintenance writer who aims to foster confidence in and inspire DIY enthusiasts at all skill levels. Becca attended Southern Connecticut State University, where she studied ...