Yes, indeedy! Garlic is one of our very favorite things to grow and to eat, but we didn’t grow it this year — we were still farming full-time up at our old place in Northern Virginia during garlic-planting time last year.
But Claire and Shannon spent the better part of this gorgeous, gorgeous autumn day putting 150 pounds of beautiful seed garlic in the ground. We’ve tried out a few varieties over the years, and our very favorite is a hardneck variety called Music. It’s the only kind we grow now. It has beautiful purple-white cloves and a strong perfect garlic flavor, and keeps very well.
We’ll have lots more to share about garlic next spring and summer! And it will start appearing in CSA shares sometime in July — if all goes well, it will be a weekly staple till the end of the season.
As someone who would sooner give up the air she breathes than give up garlic, this is a very good thing.
Carolyn (Cappy) Knefely
Anne
Lanette
October 23, 2009
Hi Lisa and Ali – Love the photos and blog as I told your mom, Ali. And now I have a garlic question.
My aunt and uncle (frogbottomfarm.com is bookmarked on their new Macbook Pro) went to a garlic festival in CT a couple of weekends ago. We just received some garlic buds from them. My aunt said something about soaking them before planting, but can’t quite remember what the garlic man said. So, we have no idea if we just plant them as received or soak them in a magic potion first. Advice is welcome.
Thank you!