Carmella Red is a porcelain garlic grown by a friend’s Italian grandmother. It does originate in Italy. It has a beautiful red color which produces a medium-sized bulb and has approximately 4-6 cloves per bulb. It does very well in the cold climates of the Northeast. Carmella Red has a nice, bold flavor that has a slight spice to it. Great for cooking in sauces, soups, scrambled eggs, and is also good used raw in salads. It stores well for approximately 6 months. Excellent for eating and planting.
Chesnok Red, a purple stripe variety, is especially good for baking as it holds its shape, keeps its flavor, and develops a delightful aroma. We have been growing this for years and are always impressed with the beautiful color and mild flavor of this garlic. Chesnok Red, a hardneck garlic originally from the Russian Republic of Georgia, is a great performer, year after year. It’s a medium-sized bulb with 8-10 easy-to-peel cloves per bulb. Stores well approximately 6-7 months. Excellent for eating and planting.
Chesnok Red, a purple stripe variety, is especially good for baking as it holds its shape, keeps its flavor, and develops a delightful aroma. We have been growing this for years and are always impressed with the beautiful color and mild flavor of this garlic. Chesnok Red, a hardneck garlic originally from the Russian Republic of Georgia, is a great performer, year after year. It’s a medium-sized bulb with 8-10 easy-to-peel cloves per bulb. Stores well approximately 6-7 months. Excellent for eating and planting.
Garlic Scapes are the center stem that is produced from the hardneck garlic bulb. It has a very short harvest time – approximately 3 weeks in the Spring. They have a lighter garlic flavor and can be used anywhere scallions are used. They are fantastic used in making pestos, hummus, soups and salads, or fried in olive oil or butter like string beans. If left on the garlic plants they will produce small bulbils, which are seeds for planting the following season, but will drain energy from the garlic bulb giving you a smaller bulb.
German White, a porcelain garlic, is very popular. It has a bright white color with a bit of heat, but not to hot. It has a nice flavor and is a very hardy garlic that does well in cold climates. German White produces a large bulb with approximately 4-6 hard, fat bulbs. It stores very well approximately 6 months. Excellent for eating and planting.
German White, a porcelain garlic, is very popular. It has a bright white color with a bit of heat, but not too hot. It has a nice flavor and is a very hardy garlic that does well in cold climates. German White produces a large bulb with approximately 4-6 hard, fat bulbs. It stores very well approximately 6 months. Excellent for eating and planting.
Our honey, from the bees we raise, has a delicious delicate & varied flavor. The flavor depends on which flowers are available during different times of the year.
Italian Red garlic, originally from Italy, does well in cold climates for fall planting but is a very heat-tolerant porcelain-type garlic that can be planted in spring in northern gardens for a fall harvest! Italian Red is a hardneck garlic that produces a large bulb with approximately 6-10 cloves per bulb that are fairly mild with a little garlic-spiced flavor which intensifies during storage. The garlic can be used raw in salads, cooked in scrambled eggs, and is excellent in sauces. It also caramelizes well. Stores well for approximately 6 months. Excellent for eating and planting.
Italian Red garlic, originally from Italy, does well in cold climates for fall planting but is a very heat-tolerant porcelain-type garlic that can be planted in spring in northern gardens for a fall harvest! Italian Red is a hardneck garlic that produces a large bulb with approximately 6-10 cloves per bulb that are fairly mild with a little garlic-spiced flavor which intensifies during storage. The garlic can be used raw in salads, cooked in scrambled eggs, and is excellent in sauces. It also caramelizes well. Stores well for approximately 6 months. Excellent for eating and planting.
Growing instructions: Between Halloween & Thanksgiving, planting each clove 2-3 inches deep, 4-6 inches apart in fertile ground & full sun. Mulch with leaves or straw. Harvest bulbs early/mid July with fork once 1/3 of the leaves are brown & fry. Cure in dark well ventilated place for two weeks with lots of fans clipping necks & roots to store long term in dark, dry place.
Growing instructions: Between Halloween & Thanksgiving, planting each clove 2-3 inches deep, 4-6 inches apart in fertile ground & full sun. Mulch with leaves or straw. Harvest bulbs early/mid July with fork once 1/3 of the leaves are brown & fry. Cure in dark well ventilated place for two weeks with lots of fans clipping necks & roots to store long term in dark, dry place.
Music is one of our most popular varieties. This porcelain garlic was brought over from Italy in 1980 by Al Music and named after this Canadian garlic grower. It’s an easy garlic to grow and and does well in cold climates. The dark green plant grows to 3 or more feet tall, producing a large bulb with 4-6 cloves per bulb which are easy to peel, making it a favorite for cooking. Music is a hardneck garlic with an outstanding flavor that is spicy but not overwhelming and stores well into the winter months. Excellent for pesto, salsas, marinades, and rubs. It produces a large bulb with approximately 4-6 cloves per bulb. Excellent for eating and planting.
Music is one of our most popular varieties. This porcelain garlic was brought over from Italy in 1980 by Al Music and named after this Canadian garlic grower. It’s an easy garlic to grow and and does well in cold climates. The dark green plant grows to 3 or more feet tall, producing a large bulb with 4-6 cloves per bulb which are easy to peel, making it a favorite for cooking. Music is a hardneck garlic with an outstanding flavor that is spicy but not overwhelming and stores well into the winter months. Excellent for pesto, salsas, marinades, and rubs. It produces a large bulb with approximately 4-6 cloves per bulb. Excellent for eating and planting.
Growing instructions: Between Halloween & Thanksgiving, planting each clove 2-3 inches deep, 4-6 inches apart in fertile ground & full sun. Mulch with 6” of leaves. Harvest bulbs early/mid July with fork once 1/3 of the leaves are brown & fry. Cure in dark well ventilated place for two weeks with lots of fans clipping necks & roots to store long term in dark, dry place.
Growing instructions: Between Halloween & Thanksgiving, planting each clove 2-3 inches deep, 4-6 inches apart in fertile ground & full sun. Mulch with 6” of leaves. Harvest bulbs early/mid July with fork once 1/3 of the leaves are brown & fry. Cure in dark well ventilated place for two weeks with lots of fans clipping necks & roots to store long term in dark, dry place.
Growing instructions: Between Halloween & Thanksgiving, planting each clove 2-3 inches deep, 4-6 inches apart in fertile ground & full sun. Mulch with 6” of leaves. Harvest bulbs early/mid July with fork once 1/3 of the leaves are brown & fry. Cure in dark well ventilated place for two weeks with lots of fans clipping necks & roots to store long term in dark, dry place.