If you are looking to order bulk amounts of seed garlic for Fall planting, reserve your garlic early and we will set aside premium-sized bulbs. All of our varieties are winter hardy and have grown well in the Rochester, MN climate. (Garlic Scapes are available for sale in June).
Pricing:
Garlic Scape (June only): $5 per pound
Garlic Bulk (end July, early orders encouraged): $12 per pound
Non-Bulk Garlic (end July, early orders welcome): 3 bulbs for $5
All of our garlic is hardneck garlic (Allium sativum subsp. ophioscorodon. Cloves grow in a single circle around a central woody stem. These varieties also produce, or attempt to produce, a flower-like stalk (or scape). What makes these garlics stand out is the range and qualify of flavors they exhibit. Hardneck garlics typically have a shorter storage life than softnecks.
Chesnok Red Purple Stripe
Originally from Shvelisi, Repulic of Georgia
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Taste: Sweet, Creamy Texture
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Best Use: Excellent for baking and all-around use, won "best baking garlic" taste tests conducted by Rodale, Sunset Magazine, Martha Stewart, and others. Holds it's shape and retains flavor well when cooked.
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Number of Cloves per Bulb: about 9-10 easy-to-peel cloves
Growing Details
Average 54 cloves per pound
Storage 5-7 months
Cold Hardy
Krasnodar Red Rocamble (new in 2019)
Originally from Krasnador, Russia near the Black Sea
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Taste: Medium tingle and heat with strong pungent flavor.
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Best Use: Use for cooking, deepens and mellows as it cooks.
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Number of Cloves per Bulb: about 6-9 easy-to-peel cloves
Growing Details
Average TBD cloves per pound
Storage 4-5 months
MN proven
Armenian Porcelain
(new in 2020)
Originally from Armenian community of Hadrut, Nagorno-Karabakh near Azeraijan.
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Taste: Rich, musky, earthy flavor with a bite.
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Best Use: Excellent roasted by itself.
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Number of Cloves per Bulb: about 3-5 extremely large cloves; sometimes mistaken for elephant garlic.
Growing Details
Average TBD cloves per pound
Storage 6+ months
Grows well in northern states
Northern White Porcelain
Originally from northern Germany.
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Taste: Full-Bodied spicy flavor
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Best Use: Great All-Purpose, great for roasting, easy to peel
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Number of Cloves per Bulb: about 4-6 large, easy-to-peel cloves
Growing Details
Average 40 cloves per pound
Storage 5-7 months
Extremely Cold Hardy
Deerfield Purple Stripe (new in 2020)
Originally from Vietnam.
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Taste: Mild flavor with a spice.
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Best Use: Good variety for roasting with higher sugar levels.
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Number of Cloves per Bulb: about 8-11 cloves
Growing Details
Average TBD cloves per pound
Storage 5-6 months
Recommended or zones 1-9
Music Porcelain
(new in 2020)
Named after Al Music, a Canadian that brought this garlic to Ontario in the 1980's (originally from Bosnia).
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Taste: Mild to medium hot with musky rich taste.
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Best Use:
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Number of Cloves per Bulb: about 3-5 big, easy-to-peel cloves.
Growing Details
Average TBD cloves per pound
Storage 9-12 months
Very cold tolerant
Georgian Crystal Porcelain
Originated in the Republic of Georgia, the former Soviet Republic between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.
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Taste: Mild when eaten raw, smooth buttery flavor when roasted.
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Best Use: Best for raw eating and use in pesto, salsa, salads, etc.
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Number of Cloves per Bulb: about 4-6 large, easy-to-peel cloves
Growing Details
Average 40 cloves per pound
Storage 5-7 months
Cold Hardy
German Porcelain
(new in 2020)
Originally from Germany.
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Taste: Strong and robust, sticks around for a long time.
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Best Use: Best for flavor and keeping with excellent shelf life.
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Number of Cloves per Bulb: about 4-5 huge cloves
Growing Details
Average TBD cloves per pound
Storage 6+ months
Grows well in any climate