Seed Garlic is sold out for the season.  Back in stock September 2012

All garlic is sustainably grown in accordance with Sustainable Seed Companies guidelines.  (Please read the following statements below before purchasing garlic.)

• If you live in a state currently experience HOT weather we recommend buying postal insurance.  We will not be responsible for "cooked" garlic or its replacement unless you bought insurance. For this reason we will also only ship garlic Mon-Wed. to prevent any garlic getting caught in the mail system over the weekend.
• Seed Garlic is sold by weight and not bulb count.
• Bulb size varies according to crop conditions.
• Bulbs are only shipped within the Continental United States.

(Scroll to bottom for seed garlic varieties for sale) 

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Garlic is classified into different groups.  With each group having different characteristics.

Artichoke Garlic

• The most productive and least problematic garlic.
• Rarely bolts
• Are easy to braid and store for a long time.
• Do not have the depth or richness of flavor as the rocambole garlics do.
• Mature very early in the garlic season
• Have multiple clove layers
• Most widely adapted of all the garlics.  However, are not suited to harsh winters.  Tolerant of southern heat.

Asiatic Garlic

• Clove skins are thick and bulbs will typically be purple striped, but can be all white
• Quickly maturing in warm climates
• Generally have 9-12 fat cloves
• Store well for about 5 months

Creole Garlic

• Well suited to hot southern growing conditions
• Fine taste, notably sweet, but some can be hot
• Excellent storage

Purple Stripe Garlic

• Very colorful, rich and complex in flavor
• Produce thick scapes
• Store reasonably well
• Easy to peal
• Can tolerate hotter southern conditions

Porcelain Garlic

• Leaves are thick and broad
• 4-6 large cloves
• Easy to peel because of large clove size
• Highest yields of allicin
• VERY cold hardy

Rocambole Garlic

• The finest tasting garlics of all...period.
• Do not store for a long time
• Require winter cold to grow well and may not grow well in the South.
• Peel VERY easily

SilverSkin Garlic

• Very long storing, up to a year
• Can be hot and lacking the complexity of some other var.  Others love them.  It is a matter of taste.
• Productive and tolerant of a wide range of conditions

Turban Garlic

• Among the first ready to harvest
• Very attractive and easily sold at Farmer Markets
• Simple in taste, but can be hot when eaten raw.
• Large bulbs