National Garlic Month

National Garlic Month celebrates garlic throughout April, inviting people to enjoy its bold flavor in the kitchen and explore its place in the garden. Garlic is both an herb and a vegetable, and it belongs to the onion family alongside leeks and shallots. Though the bulb is most familiar, garlic plants also produce edible scapes, while young green garlic and aged black garlic offer different flavors and textures. Seward Community Co-op explains the different parts and forms of the plant.

Garlic likely originated in Central Asia and has been used as food and medicine for thousands of years. It became an ingredient in cuisines around the world and remains a versatile addition to sauces, soups, marinades, pasta, vegetables, and more. Gardeners can choose between hardneck and softneck varieties; hardneck garlic is known for its flavorful scapes, which can also be cooked. Fine Gardening offers background on garlic varieties, growing, and harvesting.

April 19 is also observed as National Garlic Day, giving garlic enthusiasts an extra reason to savor this pungent bulb. Whether it is minced, roasted, pickled, or added to a favorite dish, garlic gets a month in the spotlight.

How to Observe National Garlic Month

Celebrate by cooking a garlic-forward meal or trying garlic in a new form, such as roasted garlic, garlic scapes, green garlic, or black garlic. Gardeners can plant garlic or learn about hardneck and softneck varieties. You could also make baked garlic to spread on bread or crackers, following Fine Gardening’s garlic celebration guide. Look for a local garlic festival or farm tour if one is available in your area.

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