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Garlics, Garlics and more Garlics!

Last Sunday was a lovely Fall Day.  I sat outside on our deck and prepped and sorted all our garlics from our 2011 Harvest.  All our garlics are Certified Organic and because they have been hardened off, they can be either consumed or planted.  Some of our garlics will available to buy at Happy Tides Health Food Store here on Mayne Island.  

The following Garlic varieties are available to buy at Happy Tides Health Food Store.

Leningrad 

Leningrad packs a lot of punch! It is very hot

and strong. Leningrad has become a staple 

thanks to its excellent flavour, ease of growing

and long storage life. Leningrad is listed in the 

Seeds of Diversity Canada catalogue of 

heritage varieties as endangered and very hard

to find.

Chesnok Red

Chesnok Red is a gourmet delight. 

It is a purple stripe hardneck variety

and one of the best cooking garlics.

Highly flavourful.  It holds its shape 

and retains flavor well when cooked. 

It has large, easy-to-peel cloves.

Northern Quebec

Good strength, flavour, size and 

vigour. A strong, hot garlic! 

Northern Québec is listed in the 

Seeds of Diversity Canada 

catalogue of heritage varieties

as endangered and hard to find.

Tibetian

It is an excellent keeper and has 

a flavour that entices one to 

eat more.

Sicilian Gold 

Sicilian Gold is a medium strength

garlic with a pleasant flavour. 

It has consistently produced 

large softneck bulbs, probably 

of the Artichoke variety.

I reserve a good selection of the harvested garlics for next year's harvest.  I will be planting our own Starry Night Meadows Farm certified organic garlics  Thanksgiving weekend.

The garlics that don't get sold or replanted make their way into the kitchen.  I love to cook with garlics!  I am looking forward to preserving a new jelly made with roasted garlics.  Enjoy!