Garlic Growing Tips from the Farm
Growing garlic well takes know-how. Here we cover everything from choosing varieties and fall planting to curing, storing, and cooking your harvest — written from our small farm in Coburg, Oregon.
Garlic Growing Tips
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Seed Garlic Still Available for 2026 Planting
Several seed garlic sources are selling out for 2026. Earthwise Garlic still has Music, Donostia Red, Inchelium Red, and Georgian Fire in stock. Ukrainian Red...
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Donostia Red Creole: The Hardneck for Southern Growers
Donostia Red Creole is the hardneck garlic that works in mild winters — our 2026 harvest showed tiny seed cloves producing Music-sized bulbs. The hardneck...
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Inchelium Red Garlic: The Softneck That Defies the Rules
Inchelium Red is the softneck that defies standard garlic rules — our 2025 experiment showed small cloves producing the same 3-inch bulbs as large ones....
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Where to Buy Garlic for Planting (and What to Look For)
Where to buy garlic for planting — why grocery stores and garden centers fall short, what to look for in a seed garlic source, and...
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What Is Heirloom Seed Garlic (and Why It Matters for Your Garden)
What heirloom seed garlic actually means, how it differs from commercial garlic, why seed selection and disease-free stock matter, and what to look for when...
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How to Choose Garlic for Planting
How to choose garlic for planting: hardneck vs softneck, variety selection by climate and kitchen, seed quality, clove size, and how much to order.
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Music vs. Ukrainian Red: Two Hardnecks Worth Comparing
Music and Ukrainian Red are two of the most popular hardneck seed garlic varieties in North America. They're often ordered together, and for good reason....
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Donostia Red Creole vs. Georgian Fire: Two Hot Hardnecks Worth Knowing
Both are hot hardneck varieties, but Donostia Red Creole and Georgian Fire come from different subspecies, suit different climates, and behave differently in the kitchen....
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How to Buy Seed Garlic: What to Look For and Why It Matters
Not all garlic is seed garlic. That distinction matters more than most people realize, and it's the first thing worth understanding before you order anything....
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Green Garlic: Everything You Need to Know
Why garlic turns green when cooked or pickled, what a green sprout inside a clove means, and what green garlic the plant actually is. Plus...
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How to Fertilize Garlic (What We Use and Why)
What fertilizer we use on our Oregon garlic farm, how much to apply per 100 square feet, why we split the application between fall and...
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How to Store Garlic After Harvest (Curing, Conditions, and How Long Each Variety Keeps)
How long garlic lasts after harvest comes down to curing it properly and storing it in the right conditions. Here's what works, what doesn't, and...
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Best Garlic for Beginners (What to Plant Your First Season)
The variety you start with shapes your whole first season. Here's what we recommend and why, from a farm that's grown all six.
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Is Garlic Old World or New World? (The Surprising Answer)
Garlic originated in Central Asia thousands of years ago, making it an Old World crop — but its journey to the Americas is more complicated...
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When to Harvest Garlic in Oregon (and How to Know It's Ready)
In Oregon's Willamette Valley, garlic harvest runs late June through mid-July depending on variety and region. Learn exactly how to read the signs, time your...
When to Harvest Garlic in Oregon (and How to Know It's Ready)
