Garlic: The Stinking Rose

Article by: Gwen Stewart

Garlic (Allium sativum) has been used for centuries for both cooking and medicinal purposes. Known as the 'stinking rose' and Russian penicillin, its medicinal purposes have been documented for centuries and have always been a popular remedy for colds, , Keep It Tidy! Your Home Outdoors Will Look Its Very Best When You Use Good Storage Methods! coughs, and sore throats. Garlic was used in World War I and World War II to cure many diseases , Theme Gardens and because it is a potent antiseptic. Garlic is universally known for its health benefits. It is an excellent source of phytochemicals and contains vitamins A, B1 (thiamine), B2 (riboflavin), C, iron, phosphorous, sulphur compounds, and calcium. Medical studies have shown that it lowers blood pressure, reduces cholesterol and hypertension, prevents some cancerous tumours, protects against bacterial and fungal infections, and is good for the blood and heart. It is useful as an expectorant in respiratory ailments, eliminates toxic metals, , Control Weeds Effectively In Your Garden and supports the immune system. Garlic may prove to be useful for diabetics, as it seems to regulate blood sugar levels.

As a culinary spice, the Indians, Egyptians, and Europeans have appreciated garlic for thousands of years, and most notably the Italians and Chinese who have made extensive use of this much-loved plant. , Bedding s and Plugs (small plants) There are records of garlic use dating back 3,000 years and botanists believe that garlic probably originated in central Asia thousands of years ago. In North America, early colonists discovered that the First Nations people were using a native species of garlic to treat a variety of medical problems including snakebite and intestinal worms.

Garlic is a moderately hardy herbaceous (herbaceous means a plant , Hydroponics Gardening - An Introduction To Hydroponics Gardening For Beginners (Part 11) What Is pH? that lacks woody tissue and dies to the ground at the end of the growing , Using Vines to Beautify Your House season) perennial. , Planting Trees and Shrubs It grows , Things You Should Consider When Buying Your First Garden Leaf Blower from 2-3 feet (0.6-1m) tall and has flat, , Adirondack Chairs - The Proper Way to Care for Them long, pointed green , Adirondack Chairs - The Proper Way to Care for Them leaves extending from the base. The young leaves grow , Add Value to Your Home - Landscaping 2 feet (0.6 m) tall and have a delicate chive-like flavour. Garlic has erect, hollow, green , Hydroponics Gardening - An Introduction To Hydroponics Gardening For Beginners (Part 11) What Is pH? stalks that support pink , Spurce Up Your Garden With Decorative Birdhouses or whitish flowering , Five Quick Tips to Get Your Kids Gardening clusters or bulbils that appear in mid-summer. The leaves are organised into segments called cloves and may have anywhere from 4-15 cloves in a bulb. , Hydroponics Gardening - An Introduction To Hydroponics Gardening For Beginners (Part 11) What Is pH? Garlic does best in rich, well-drained, highly organic , Theme Gardens soils, prefers full sun, , Pest Control and Mosquito Larva although it will grow , Hydroponics Gardening - An Introduction To Hydroponics Gardening For Beginners (Part 11) What Is pH? in partial shade. Avoid over-watering or the bulbs , Cold Frame Greenhouse - Maximize The Natural Warmth Of The Sun will rot. Garlic has white , Tulip Trees - The King of the Magnolias energy for chromotherapy purposes.

Garlic is available throughout the year but it is easy to grow , Teak Furniture - The Proper Way to Care For & Clean It your own. To plant, , Using Vines to Beautify Your House separate cloves from the head and plant , Tulip Trees - The King of the Magnolias cloves with the pointed end up. Garlic can be planted in early spring , Give your Seeds a Head Start - How to Start Your Seeds Indoor or late fall. , A Rather Shady Affair It is best to plant , When to Fly Old Glory cloves or bulbils available from nurseries or garden , The Basics Of How to Plant Container s catalogues as store bought garlic is often sprayed with a sprout and root , Solar Residential Outdoor Lighting is Becoming the Product of Choice for Millions of Consumers inhibitor that confuses its natural , Zucchini: A Power House of Nutrition growth cycle. Fall , Tips for Buying Plants Online plantings produce the best yields, as garlic needs a long growing , Rubber Pond Liners period and a cool period below 10Ã‚Â° C (50Ã‚Â° F) for two months. If over-wintering in zones 3 or 4, plant , Add Value to Your Home - Landscaping cloves at least 3 inches (8 cm) deep and mulch with leaves or straw; otherwise plant , How To Divide Bulbs For Bigger Gardens bulbs 2 inches (5 cm) deep and 6 inches (15 cm) apart. (In the winter, , Building A Foot Bridge I plant , Gardening and Flowers store-bought garlic in pots , My Spring Bulbs Won't Bloom - Why? and snip the leaves to impart a fresh garlic flavour to salads , The Garden Statue - -Stone, Metal, Or Gnome? and soups.) Garlic is generally pest , Garden Room Basics and disease , Solar Residential Outdoor Lighting is Becoming the Product of Choice for Millions of Consumers free.

Harvest garlic when the leaves die back and begin to turn brown and collapse. Pull up the mature plants , Tulip Trees - The King of the Magnolias and dry in the sun , Clematis Care for a week; then trim or braid the stalks and hang the garlic braids in the shade to dry further. To store, keep in a dry, dark place , Pest Control and Mosquito Larva with good air , Gardening and Flowers circulation. Garlic will keep for up to 6 months if stored in temperatures , Mulchers - A Buying Guide no higher than 0Ã‚Â° C (32Ã‚Â° F). Leaves, bulbs, , The Garden Statue - -Stone, Metal, Or Gnome? and bulbils may all be eaten.

In the garden, , Solar Residential Outdoor Lighting is Becoming the Product of Choice for Millions of Consumers garlic helps protect plants , Tips for Buying s Online from fungus and pests. , How To Build A Garden Bench Scientists at New Castle University have shown that a barrier of garlic oil is an effective slug and snail repellent. Planted near roses, , Amaryllis - A Perfect Flower For the Festive Season it aids in fighting black spot. Garlic spray is used to discourage many insects and combats various blights found on vegetables , Spurce Up Your Garden With Decorative Birdhouses and flowers. , Bedding Plants and Plugs (small plants) To make garlic spray, mince garlic and add water. , Garden Room Basics Some people add a few drops of vegetable , June Gardening Tips oil to the spray to make it cling to flowers , Five Quick Tips to Get Your Kids Gardening and foliage. Garlic spray is a non-toxic alternative to using harmful chemicals in the garden. , Wild Flower - Make Amends...Your Plants Will Love It

In the kitchen, , My Spring Bulbs Won't Bloom - Why? garlic can be used fresh, dried, or powdered. Fresh is best. To peel, place , Adirondack Chairs - The Proper Way to Care for Them the garlic cloves on the work surface and whack with the flat , Theme Gardens edge of a knife. The garlic will crack out of the skin making it easier to peel. You can also put the garlic in boiling water , Keep It Tidy! Your Home Outdoors Will Look Its Very Best When You Use Good Storage Methods! for 30 seconds, drain, and then peel when cool. Crush with the flat , Basics of Landscaping edge of a knife and slice or chop as necessary. Garlic can be used to enhance the flavour of seafood, salad , How To Divide Bulbs For Bigger Gardens dressings, stews, casseroles, vegetables, , Set Yourself Apart: Create Your Own Wind Chime Garden soups, meat dishes, pasta, vegetables, , The Garden Statue - -Stone, Metal, Or Gnome? and poultry. When roasting meat, make slits in the meat, sliver garlic, and stuff into the slits. Roast the meat as usual. Roasting or baking garlic mellows the taste. To eliminate garlic breath, chew the traditional breath fresheners: parsley, fenugreek, or fennel.

Gwen Nyhus Stewart, B.S.W., M.G., H.T., is an educator, freelance writer, garden , My Spring Bulbs Won't Bloom - Why? consultant, and author of the book The Healing Garden: A Place , Hydroponics Gardening - An Introduction To Hydroponics Gardening For Beginners (Part 11) What Is pH? Of Peace - Gardening , Hydroponics - An Introduction To Hydroponics Gardening For Beginners (Part 11) What Is pH? For The Soil, , Wild Flower Garden - Make Amends...Your Plants Will Love It Gardening , Roses and Juniper Rock Gardens For The Soul. She owns the website Gwen's Healing Garden , Teak Furniture - The Proper Way to Care For & Clean It where you will find lots of free information , My Spring Bulbs Won't Bloom - Why? about gardening , Create a Hummingbird Garden Habitat for the soil , A Rather Shady Affair and gardening , Affordable Landscaping to Add Curb Appeal to Your Home for the soul. To find out more about the book and subscribe to her free Newsletter visit http://www.gwenshealinggarden.ca

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