Owen Pidgeon's tips for growing garlic in Canberra

By Owen Pidgeon
Updated May 8 2015 - 4:15pm, first published April 21 2015 - 11:45pm

We are in the transition period of the year, moving into the cold winter months. So it is timely to think about what we can plant out in the garden now. The members of the allium family of plants come to mind: chives, onions, shallots, garlic and leeks. All of these vegetables can be consumed entirely, apart from the trimmings of their roots. The bulbs, the stems and the leaves can all be in fresh salads and in many cooked dishes especially when they are still tender.

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