Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  croup, spasmodic laryngitis(noun) a disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing. 2  hindquarters, croup, croupe, rump(noun) the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks.
Keep an eye on the garlic after it has been planted. As bulbs of garlic form in the ground, thin green leaves sprout through the dirt. These leaves are a direct indicator of how well the garlic is doing; when they begin to brown from the bottom up, the garlic will be ready to harvest shortly. Check the size of the garlic bulbs when the leaves are about 1/3 brown.
(Sigh!) Egyptian onions have been known to survive -24F, can tolerate being buried by snow and will grow well in zones 3 to 9. Garlic. Garlic is an allium too, but it deserves its own special mention. Fall is the time to plant garlic, though it wonât be ready to harvest as a mature vegetable until next summer.