Plant a few of these garlic companion plants ... Like all members of the allium family, garlic likes an application of some wood ashes. Garlic is pretty trouble-free as long as the temperatures ...

Knowing the right time to plant garlic is key to a successful harvest. While this root crop depends on cooler temperatures to grow and thrive, the ideal planting time will depend on your gardening ...

The pests love to eat their way through flowers, leaves and fruits, stripping through a plant in no time - but with garlic placed close-by, it's thought pests will swerve them instead. Slugs ...

Garlic leaves sprinkled among your strawberry plants can deter and repel greenfly, whitefly and aphids - because of the natural chemicals in garlic which these pests can’t stand. Taking it one ...

Gardening expert Morris Hankinson advises households to spray garlic all over their plants to stop slugs and snails invading them. Morris explains: "Prevention rather than eradication is key.