Welcome to our family farm! After a long winter in Northeastern Pennsylvania, Wilderness Mountain Garlic will be ready to harvest in August. We started growing garlic and raising honey bees in 2017 for our family and friends because we love dishes made with garlic and also for the health benefits of the garlic and honey. We realized that the store-bought garlic largely comes from another country, is months-old by the time it reaches our stores, and is bleached white. Over the years we’ve continued to expand our farm due to the overwhelming response for our garlic.
We back our garlic with a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Orders are shipped as we receive them, except for advance orders.
We use no pesticides! We only use organic fertilizer and compost, even though we’re not certified organic growers.
This year we will also begin selling our honey.
Growing garlic is not difficult. Even if you are not a seasoned gardener, you can grow great garlic if you start with quality seed garlic and follow a few simple steps. Harvesting honey on the other hand is time consuming and is a more difficult process.
I only plant hardneck garlic which does well in the cold temperatures of the Northeast. Try to plant approximately 14 – 30 days before your first hard frost in the Fall. This will help the garlic develop a strong root system before the ground freezes. Garlic likes a pH of 6.5 – 7, so add organic matter (compost). Plant garlic in soil that drains well. It does well in raised beds. Separate cloves, leaving their skin on, and plant approximately 2″- 4″ deep with pointed end up and 6″ apart. Cover with approximately 4″ of mulched leaves or straw (seedless). This will protect garlic in the winter from heaving and controls weeds in the Spring; weeds are one of the worst enemies of garlic. Keep the soil evenly moist. Harvest is in the following season,
mid-summer, approximately 240 days from planting. You’ll know when it’s ready when half the leaves turn brown. Hang harvested plants from stems for approximately 2-3 weeks in a well-ventilated area, out of sunlight. Once dried, cut the stem approximately 1/2″-1″ above the bulb and trim the roots. Store in mesh bags in a cool, dry place. Enjoy throughout the winter.
There are many different types of garlic. Check out our store for all of the different types of garlic that we sell.
Purchased for the purpose of growing in my garden, really love the fact that a (relatively) small amount was made available. half a pound is still a bit much for planting just a few bulbs…. but not near as much as a full pound would have been! Although I didn’t weigh the received bulbs it sure looked to be a bit heavier than half a pound, but all bulbs were healthy and a few of them have already been crushed, cooked, and deliciously eaten in home cooked sauces! oh…. and three bulbs were broken to cloves and planted in the garden too!
Item was perfect exactly as described, great communication, awesome seller!
Fast shipping, good seller!
Seller was superb with shipping etc.
Great customer service. Will buy again soon.
I ordered the Chesnok Red and the Italian Red. We recently moved and I had to leave my very large and lovely garden behind but the first thing we did (even before unboxing) was to create a tiny raised bed on our tiny lot and order this garlic! So happy I did! I received beautiful heads of garlic very quickly and I can’t wait to get in the ground and watch them grow! I am extremely happy with this purchase and highly recommend this shop! Even got a very kind thank you note from the sellers, Dominick and Gloria!
