Category Archives: Garlic

HOW WE SHIP GARLIC ORDERS

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We ship our seed and or culinary garlic with Canada Post’s if it fits it ships boxes. In the medium box you can ship up to 6 pounds for $25.00. If that is not enough, you can ship up to 11 pounds for $33.00. If you require a larger order the shipping amount will go […]

Planting Garlic in Fall or Spring

Planting Garlic in fall

The best time to plant Hard neck Garlic is in the fall, but if for whatever reason that does not work out for you it can still be planted mid winter or also in the spring. This all of coarse depends on the ability to work the soil. The reason for planting in the fall, […]

Growing Garlic – 3 Key Things

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There are a number of ways that you can grow Garlic. You can grow garlic using a no till farm system like we do or conventional farming system, tilling and planting. You can grow with or without raised beds. You can choose to cover crop or not. You can choose to grow organically or conventionally. […]

Garlic Two Years From Bulbil!

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One of the reasons for our excitement are the results in our Porcelain patch. It is June 14th and we will soon be harvesting the bulbs. In this patch we are growing 6 different varieties. Susan Delafield, Music, Georgian Fire, Majestic, Georgian Crystal and Portugal Azures. In the photos below you will see they are […]

Spring 2022 Garlic Progress Report

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So it is now mid May and the 2022 crop has once again faced some extraordinary weather challenges and shown us how important it is to be aware of what is going on in your field and just how resilient garlic is! On November 12th 2021, we had three atmospheric rivers hit us over a […]

Garlic Harvest 2021

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Well the results of the this years garlic harvest were pretty much what we expected. The yield was down a bit from the previous year but considering the unusual weather conditions, we experienced a rapid temperature drop with damaging winds in March and then the heat dome of 42 C for 5 days just as […]

Planting and Growing Garlic

Growing Garlic

There are several steps involved in the garlic growing process.  These are the steps to planting and growing your garlic and they include:  a) Preparing your garlic and garden or field patch for growing i. Prepping ii. Planting iii. Spacing iv. Timing b) Growing your garlic i. Weeding and Watering ii. Scape removal c) Harvesting […]

Our Journey

our journey growing garlic

Our farming history is brief, because well…we just began! But despite our short history, we are excited and dedicated to our belief in ethical farming, putting more back into this Earth than we take out. We purchased our little farm in August 2016. It was a great location just 1 km off HWY 1 in […]

Things To Consider Before Planting

Things to consider before planting

There are a few things to consider when thinking about adding garlic to your garden or field. Location, Soil and Field / Garden preparation are key factors to consider prior to planting. Garlic is a very hardy and resilient plant, but making good decisions helps you to grow really nice, robust, healthy bulbs. Location The […]