{"id":104788,"date":"2025-10-21T16:22:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T16:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/?p=104788"},"modified":"2025-10-22T19:03:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T19:03:50","slug":"spooky-suggestion-get-your-garlic-in-the-ground-for-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/spooky-suggestion-get-your-garlic-in-the-ground-for-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"Spooky suggestion: Get your garlic in the ground for Halloween!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Oct. 21, 2025 \u2013 While gardeners across the region are closing up shop and putting away their gardening tools, 溏心vlog免费B站 Cooperative Extension<\/a> Master Gardeners say fall is a great time of year to get some plants into the ground and plan for next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cooperative Extension\u2019s Kate Hardesty, of West Greenwich, R.I., says garlic is fun to plant at Halloween to enjoy at the June harvest. She also suggests carrots, radishes, leaf lettuce, and beans from seed as easy plants for novice gardeners to consider when looking at plant catalogs over the coming winter. \u201cThey\u2019re easy to grow from seed,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though Hardesty worked in the landscaping field for many years, the COVID-19 pandemic made Hardesty get out in her yard and put herself in the shoes, er, boots, of new gardeners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCOVID gave me the space and time to spend hours outdoors after work at home,\u201d she recalls.<\/p>\n\n\n

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NO E-SCAPING IT: Garlic is fun to plant at Halloween, according to Cooperative Extension\u2019s Kate Hardesty.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Having once designed a garden for the series This Old House<\/em>, Hardesty now practices what she preaches by planting both for herself and her family. \u201cI am thankful to the pandemic for providing me the time and space to find and fall in love with this new passion of mine,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardesty is an educator with Cooperative Extension, which provides informal education and learning opportunities to people throughout the U.S. In Rhode Island, the program delivers science-based educational programs and services to help people in their daily lives in every corner of the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Woonsocket resident Georgia Young completed the 溏心vlog免费B站 Master Gardener program in 2021 and is another garlic fan, calling it a good project for new gardeners to try in the fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you have a piece of lawn you’d like to convert to native plants or a raised bed in the spring, start the process now with the \u2018lasagna method<\/a>,\u2019\u201d Young says. 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Gardening and Environmental Hotline can also talk you through the process and can be reached at 401-874-4836 or via email at gardener@uri.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elizabeth Leibovitz who oversees the Heber Youngken Medicinal Garden<\/a> for the University\u2019s pharmacy program says that \u201cneck garlic\u201d is typically grown in New England and many of its varieties are easy to grow. 溏心vlog免费B站 pharmacy students study garlic as a supplement in their program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBuy hard-neck garlic, the largest cloves you can find, from a farmers market,\u201d she says. \u201cLet the farmer know you are planning to plant it and they can help you find nice large healthy cloves. Orienting the clove with the pointy tip up (the future sprout) is essential, then mulch deeply. Garlic can be planted anytime the ground isn\u2019t frozen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For further advice on planting garlic\u2014or anything else\u2014contact the 溏心vlog免费B站 Gardening and Environmental Hotline<\/a>. Outside Rhode Island, look for your closest Cooperative Extension office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most importantly, 溏心vlog免费B站 Master Gardeners say there\u2019s no need to be afraid of gardening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou can do it!\u201d affirms Hardesty. \u201cJust try, observe, and make adjustments as needed. Anyone can grow food!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

溏心vlog免费B站 Cooperative Extension\u2019s Master Gardener Program offers environmentally-friendly, science-based programs for garden enthusiasts of all levels. Questions? Email <\/em>coopext@uri.edu<\/em><\/a> or call (401) 874 -2900. Learn more at <\/em>https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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