Source: Gina Smith, MOUNTAIN XPRESS, 10/3/17


Fall isn’t just a season of harvest. For many Western North Carolina gardeners, planting garlic and shallots is as much an autumn ritual as gathering pumpkins or picking apples — and one that carries the  promise of pungent spring and summer crops.In WNC, September through October is the ideal time to get members of the allium family — which includes garlic, chives, bunching onions and shallots — into their soil beds to root down for the winter.

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