GrangeKnows Blog

Select Your Type The garlics grown for cooking are found mostly in two species: Allium ophioscordon, the hard-neck types, and Allium sativum, the soft-neck types. The hard-neck garlic bolts in spring to produce a woody flower stalk with bulblets atop. Plant the bulblets and you’ll harvest garlic “scallions” the next spring. Hard-necks are favored by knowledgeable cooks for their deep flavor and ease of peeling. Keeping quality for this grou… Read more

By: Grange Co-op's Laura Fleming The busy summer has given way to a quieter autumn. By now, most of our migrating songbirds are on their way south, though a few stragglers stop by now and then. A beautiful Yellow Warbler stopped by recently for a drink and a few insects off my butterfly bushes, (a new bird to add to my yard list!), and I still see a few hummingbirds migrating through. I went through about 20lbs. of sugar this summer, filling… Read more

Male: dark crown, white-bordered black “cheeks” and black throat; prominent white “eyebrow” Female: similar to male only with a grayish brown face and throat and smaller plume. Plump bird with a gray breast, back and tail; “scaled” light brown to white appearance on the belly. Both genders sport a prominent teardrop-shaped plume on the forehead.NESTING: Female builds a well concealed nest lined with grasses and dead leaves, usually place… Read more

Here in the northwest, spring planting for certain plants and trees starts as early as late January! Look to Grange Co-op for the plants, tools, and soil amendments you need to successfully get these first-of-the-season beauties in the ground and growing. NOTE: All availability times provided are estimates. Please call your local Grange Co-op for current availability. Stocked varieties vary by store. Primroses : One of the of… Read more