Garlic Varieties

Elephant Garlic

While I first started growing Elephant Garlic in 2019, it has been a staple in my garlic bed ever since. Features: 1) The bulbs are larger than most garlic.  They grow to at least 4 inches wide and 3 inches long. In fact, the seed companies suggest spacing the cloves about 6 inches apart when […]

Garlic Varieties

Music Garlic

Music Garlic has a white wrapper with only 4 to 6 large cloves per head.  It is a hardneck type of garlic.   If you recall, there are 3 main hardneck families (rocambole, porcelain and purple stripe).  Music Garlic is in the porcelain family. On an interesting note, Music Garlic has a high alicin content […]

General Gardening Outdoor Grow Room

Ideas for the Fall

Here are some things to consider for the fall: Plant shallots:  I purchased and received my organic shallots bulbs from Grow Organic.  I got one pound of Dutch Yellow and one pound of French Red shallots.  This is the first year that I am starting them in the fall like I do my garlic.  While […]