Garlicloves

Armenian is an exception to some garlic rules. This porcelain variety has a medium sized bulb with pink and tan cloves. The tan clove skins remind of Rocambole. Not too spicy, flavours are similar to Khabar but with a slight porcelain pungency. AM

Tied with a light blue string, our Chiloe garlic produces big ivory coloured bulbs with very large brown/tan coloured cloves. It is usually very spicy with strong organic sulphur compound flavours. Use this potent garlic sparingly when raw.

Clifford, named like the big red dog. This very big Porcelain variety was obtained from a secret new source and has shown great results, very large bulbs with 4-6 cloves. Big and bold flavours but not pungent and overpowering. CF with a two tone red string

As far as Porcelain garlic grow, this variety known as Ivan is incredibly robust! Ivan has recently achieved a light green coloured string. It has tall thick stalks like a sapling. Large dark green leaves like an Arizona palm. Clean white bulbs, and cloves as big as your thumb. IV

If there ever was a garlic made for English gardens this is it. Leningrad grows into very uniform looking plants. Size and shape are very consistent with tall rigid looking scapes. The bulbs are large tightly wrapped in white, with soft coloured cloves.

Porcelain garlic with very large bulbs of 5–6 cloves, grown on tall plants with impressive scapes.

With much respect, Music garlic has earned the title of the most popular garlic grown in Ontario. This Porcelain variety of garlic has a blue string, like a first place ribbon. Large white bulbs, sharp and spicy with big cloves.

New to our collection, this Heritage variety has been grown for more than 300 years on the south coast of Newfoundland. The Porcelain bulbs are slightly elongated and offer typical strong and spicy garlic flavours. NL

Considered a Heritage variety from Quebec. This garlic has been growing in popularity with garlic growers and consumers. Northern Quebec is a very hardy plant that grows very well in cold climates. It also has the same spicy characteristics of most Porcelain garlic.

Our fifth year growing Romanian Red from bulbils and they are sizing up very nicely. They have similar sharp and spicy bite as most Porcelain garlic, but with deeper complex flavours associated with Marbled Purple Stripe varieties.

The champion of the 2023 harvest with the largest plants and bulbs in the field. This Porcelain variety was obtained from a new source and has shown great results, very large bulbs with 4-6 cloves. We are still experimenting with its flavours comparing to other porcelains.

If you like an earthy tasting garlic, French Rocambole is the one for you. This variety of garlic with a brown string can produce some very large bulbs.

A very aromatic garlic with bold purple spots on the bulb and dark tan cloves within. This Rocambole garlic with a black string has a medium rating on the spicy scale with warming flavours and a mild garlic aftertaste.

A new coloured string graduate in a red/yellow/blue striped string. Killarney Red consistently produces large bulbs with soft, tan, coloured cloves. Not considered a spicy garlic, the flavours in Killarney Red are strong without a strong aftertaste.

This small garlic plant has very big garlic flavour without being overly spicy. The orange string brings to mind 'pizza'. Marino has very distinct flavours somewhere between pepperoni and peppercorns.

Also known as 'Puslinch' this variety of garlic has a dark green string. Ontario Giant has a medium to mild rating on the spicy scale but it will surprise you with a pleasing, lingering garlic aftertaste. Their easy peel cloves also make them popular in the kitchen.

Yugi's we call them, tied with yellow strings, are the darkest, deep purple coloured bulbs we grow. This shows up best when freshly harvested. The cloves are also a darker tan/brown colour than other rocamboles. Yugoslavian has strong earthy flavours with sweet notes.

Bright purple Purple Stripe garlic with very high clove counts and one of the highest sugar (Brix) readings of any garlic. A medium spicy bite mellows into a semi-sweet lingering aftertaste.

This Guatemalan Ikeda garlic is a Purple Stripe variety. After 4 years of bulbil production it is now established and producing some very tasty bulbs. Dark red and tan coloured cloves tightly wrapped in a medium sized tan bulb.

The plant is small, bulbs are squat, the cloves are round and hard to peel, but the flavours are unmatched. Khabar with its pink string is the most underrated garlic we grow. No other garlic has the complexity of flavours that Khabar offers.

Glazed Purple Stripe garlic from the Republic of Georgia with waxy, silvery dark tan and red wrappers. Bold but not spicy, with a sweet, nutty rolling aftertaste.

The popularity of this garlic has to do with its spicy flavour and lingering aftertaste. The red string on these bulbs lets you know Russian Red is very bold and does the job when you need a big garlic kick either raw or when cooked.

We have grown this dark pink stringed variety for more than ten years. It has had some struggles adapting to a colder climate and we continue to renew it every five years with bulbils. Ajo Rojo is a mild garlic with a very pleasing sweet, garlicky aftertaste. AR

Sweet, mild Artichoke softneck garlic with up to twenty long, thin cloves per bulb. Tastes like shallot with a garlic kick; good raw in vinaigrettes and salads, and excellent for braiding.

Artichoke softneck garlic with large bulbs shaped like a pattypan squash. Spicier than most artichoke varieties, with strong lingering flavours.

Pyong Yang is the first Korean garlic to grow in our fields. What the plant lacks in stature we hope it will make up for in flavour. If it is anyway similar to Xian we have a winner.

Creole garlic of the famous French variety, grown in Ontario. Small, pungent cloves that are not too spicy.

Asiatic garlic that began as a Rocambole. Mildly spicy without a lingering aftertaste.

Softneck garlic with multiple layers of small silky cloves and a rich golden aftertaste. Medium on the spicy scale, like a milder Italian Purple.

It has take us many years to develop this softneck garlic into a successful yielding variety. Spanish is a Silverskin variety in the Softneck group.

This little gem has many functions in our field. It is the first garlic up in the spring and the first one to be harvested. Xian has a lavender/light purple coloured string that matches the bulbs beautiful purple speckles.

Pure dehydrated Ontario garlic powder with no additives, salt or fillers; about 10 lb of fresh peeled cloves make one pound. The garlic is dried and stored as chips, then ground as needed for a fresher powder. 45 g bag.

The curly topsets of hardneck garlic, in season for a few weeks from mid to late June. Good for scape pesto or pickling, raw in summer salads, grilled, or with scrambled eggs and quiche.