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Planting garlic in November: cloves in the ground before winter

05/11/2026 at 12:03 by Germie

November is the last call for autumn garlic. Whites and violets — the autumn strains — must be in the ground before December: planted now, they root quietly through winter ...
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Garlic: How to Grow, Harvest and Store This Versatile Plant

05/11/2026 at 12:03 by Germie

Introduction Garlic (Allium sativum) is a versatile plant, prized both for its culinary and medicinal properties. Growing your own garlic offers several advantages: superior taste, the guarantee of pesticide-free cultivation ...
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Forcing endives: from garden roots to winter chicons

05/11/2026 at 12:03 by Germie

Late October, the endive sown in spring reaches the moment that decides everything: lifting the roots before hard frosts, preparing them, then forcing them in the dark. It is the ...
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Jerusalem artichoke: harvest and storage all winter

05/11/2026 at 12:03 by Germie

In November, the Jerusalem artichoke's foliage dies back and falls: the signal that the tubers are ready. Good news for the relaxed gardener — this crop almost grows itself, can ...
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Parsnip: the winter vegetable that waits in the ground until April

05/11/2026 at 12:02 by Germie

The parsnip has managed the feat of being forgotten by the modern vegetable garden while being nearly impossible to fail: it is sown directly in place, tolerates the coarsest substrates, ...
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Salsify and scorzonera: harvesting the winter roots without breaking them

05/11/2026 at 12:02 by Germie

October marks the start of the great salsify and scorzonera harvest: roots sown in spring, waited on for seven to ten months, now holding in the ground down to −15 ...
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Brussels sprouts: the harvest that gets better after the frosts

05/11/2026 at 12:02 by Germie

The Brussels sprout is the only garden vegetable that improves with frost: December's first frosts make its buttons "better, less strong", and the harvest can stretch until March in open ...
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Vegetables that stay in the ground all winter: harvest on demand until April

04/11/2026 at 11:17 by Germie

Early November, the real garden question is no longer "what to plant" but "what to leave in the ground". Good news: about ten vegetables ask for nothing else. Classed as ...
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Sowing under a cold frame in October-November: what still goes in

04/11/2026 at 11:16 by Germie

Late October, you might think sowing season is over. Not quite: under a cold frame, a cloche or a tunnel, a few species still accept being sown or transplanted — ...
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Vegetable sowing calendar: what to sow each month

04/11/2026 at 09:37 by Germie

When to sow seeds in the vegetable garden? Every month, its own cultivation in the vegetable garden! Discover through a complete and detailed table which vegetable plants to sow, transplant ...
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