Seed Garlic - Price per clove

We have a very small amount of seed garlic available this year. 

All orders containing seed garlic will be express posted to ensure it arrives on time. 

Our garlic has been grown organically and is spray free and free of disease. 

The price is per clove and we will be separating and grading the cloves to ensure you are only received good sized garlic seed. 

Varieties available include 

🧄Lokalen - Allium sativum ,Silver medal winner, Australian Food Awards 2019.One of the finest garlics in the Silverskin Group, and indeed of all garlics. Beautiful satin-white skins open to reveal deep pink cloves with a perfect flavour balance of spicy-savoury-sweetness. Long storing, up to 12 months, Sweet complex spicy flavours and a nice sizzling zing of heat. Brilliant dehydrated. 

🧄Yabroudi - Great bulb sizes and large, fewer cloves Mild European flavour origins from the Middle Eastern region. 

🧄Elephant garlic -  (Allium ampeloprasum) Soft neck Actually a leek not a garlic Originating from Russia . Tall plant to 1.2m producing large, creamy white bulbs with 3-5 cloves each. Flavour is milder than regular garlic & is ideal for roasting & other cooked dishes producing a sweet, nutty flavour. Easy to peel.

🧄Tassie purple  (Allium sativum)  New Zealand heirloom later being brought to Tasmania.  Producing large, purple cloves.  Famous across Australia for its mild, sweet & faintly hot flavour.  Rich and nutty when roasted.  Well suited to Australian conditions. 

Will grow in most parts of Australia, tending to grow taller with a stronger flavour in the cooler regions.

Garlic can not be sent to W.A due to biosecurity 

PLANTING DETAILS

Garlic does well in loose, dry, well-drained soils in a sunny location. Soil may be Improved by adding compost or well-rotted animal manure before planting. When planting, to begin separate the garlic bulb into cloves. In warmer areas (Qld and northern NSW), garlic should be planted in March to early April. Planting after April will reduce the size of the bulbs. When planted in March garlic will be ready for harvest by end September. In cooler climates (Vic, Tas and southern states) cloves are best planted in autumn or spring.

Plant cloves so that the tops of the bulbs are just below the soil surface. The flatter or root end should be pointing down.

Space cloves approx. 10 cm apart, in rows 40 cm apart.

Mulch well, as garlic dislikes competition from weeds. (Note: The best mulch to use is lucerne as it is excellent at breaking down and forming a weed barrier and nutrient layer around the cloves). Regular watering is important, do not allow the soil to completely dry out during bulb formation. Stop watering once the tops brown.

Garlic plants usually take about 8 months to produce a bulb (depending on variety). Garlic scapes (the flowering stem) are best removed to focus all the garlic's energy into bulb growth - scapes may be eaten raw or cooked. Harvest when the tops begin to turn brown and the plant has 3 to 4 leave still green. It is important not to wait until the tops have completely died back as each green leaf will end up being the 'paper' covering around the bulb. Treat the bulbs gently as bruised bulbs do not store well. Pull plants and hang the whole plant in bunches, or spread on racks and allow to dry undercover for 2 to 3 weeks. The skins will then become papery and dry and should be trimmed of tops and roots. Good air circulation is essential to allow for complete drying. Bulbs store better whole and not separated into cloves.

In the home garden, garlic is stored at a warm temperature (above 18 °C) and dry to keep it dormant (to inhibit sprouting). It is traditionally hung; softneck varieties are often braided in strands called plaits.

Freshly peeled cloves may be stored in wine or vinegar in the refrigerator.

 COMPANION PLANTS

Garlic may be planted around all trees to repel borers. As a natural pest control remedy garlic may also be planted amongst roses, fruit trees and vegetables to repel sap sucking and leaf eating insect pests such as aphids etc..

LIKES: Dill, Beetroot, Silverbeet, Kale, Spinach, Potato, Carrots, Eggplants, Tomato, Capsicum & Chilli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Broccoli

DISLIKES: Asparagus, Chives, Beans, Leek, Onion, Parsley, Pea

Garlic plants are also said to repel rabbits and other rodents in the garden.

NOTE: Avoid planting garlic purchased at the supermarket, as it is likely to be imported garlic with an associated risk of introducing serious virus diseases to your soil. If originating from overseas, it will also have been irradiated to prevent sprouting on the supermarket shelves.