We have been growing garlic since 1991, and have the great advantage of a climate that allows us to grow most varieties well. Our garlic seed comes from stock we’ve developed over the years on our farm, with some varieties a result of over 25 years of selection for the best quality bulbs. We only grow and sell garlic seed from varieties that perform well for us. Over the 28 years we’ve farmed, on three different sites, we’ve seen a wide range of growing conditions; from clay soils to silty; from cold and dry to too-wet-to-cultivate in the late winter; from cool, wet springs where nothing wants to grow and hot spring-summers when we’re irrigating in late March. These varieties have been productive and reliable enough for us as farmers to grow, and resilient enough to handle less-than-perfect conditions. Additionally we have chosen varieties which keep well for their type to ensure the longest possible sales and culinary window for farmers and gardeners.
Garlic requires a cold spell in its growing cycle to make a bulb. Apart from that requirement, there’s a type of garlic for just about every climate. As a basic rule, Softnecks prefer warmer conditions and Hardnecks prefer colder conditions. Many regions of the country can grow both, but if you have more extreme conditions, select those varieties best suited to your site. Additionally, softnecks tend to store better, especially Silverskins and Creoles, while Turbans generally have the shortest storage window.
We’ve found that the most important factors in producing great garlic, after variety selection and seed quality, is good fertilization, both at plant-out and in the late winter as growth resumes, and good early weed control, up to about early May. Garlics are shallow-rooted so cannot handle excessive hoeing if weeds get out of control, and they don’t compete well. Mulching or diligent weeding out of young weeds is a must. In hot dry springs, adequate watering in May and June prior to harvest dry-down will maintain plant health and keep pests from invading and slowing down growth. We also highly recommend a good, comprehensive soil test, beyond simply N-P-K, even for home gardeners. Organic amendments can be expensive and it’s a huge benefit to know what your soil actually needs. Fertilize correctly and you’ll be amazed at the difference in plant health, vigor and flavor! Check out our Garlic FAQs page for more growing information. If you need a copy of our organic certification you can access it here.
CERTIFIED ORGANIC SEED GARLIC

November 16, 2019
Our 2019 season is winding down! We are busy planting garlic and cover cropping while filling late orders. We still have a few varieties available and will ship as quickly as possible after receiving orders.
Southern Oregon locals – we still have our seed garlic available at our Farm Store, so stop by if you would like to pick up some varieties for your farms or gardens. You can also email in your order and we’ll have it packed for you when you arrive!
Please note we do not have any bulk quantity pricing available at this time.
Silverskins and Artichokes:
$11 for 8 oz., $18.00 per lb.
Bulk pricing: 15 – 25 lbs. – $16.50 per lb. 25-40 lbs. – $15.50 per lb.
40+ lbs. $14.50 per lb.
Purple Stripes, Marbled, Turbans, Asiatics, Creoles and Porcelains:
$12 for 8 oz., $19.50 per lb.
Bulk pricing when available: 15 – 25 lbs. – $18.50 per lb. 25 – 40 lbs. $17.50 per lb.
40+ lbs. $16.50 lb.
Gardener’s Variety Pack:
8 @ 8 oz. (4 lbs.) – $85.00
Homesteader’s Variety Pack:
8 @ 1 lb. – $145.00
For orders over 20 lbs. total weight, we will ship by UPS and will need to calculate shipping based on your address.
To order at bulk pricing, or to order quantities over 20 lbs. total, or to pay by check:
please email us your order with your mailing address and we’ll get back with you with a total due and mailing address to send a check, or invoice via Paypal.
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE CANNOT SHIP TO HAWAII OR OUTSIDE OF THE USA
but first... some delicious SHALLOTS!
Set-grown Shallots
We have a limited supply of these culinary treats. European set-grown shallots are referred to as "true shallots" are only grown from sets, not seed. They have a unique, mild sweet flavor that is much sought-after. Plant at the same time as garlic, on about an 8"- 10" spacing in the row, and they will form a clump of shallots from each individual set.
Dutch Yellow
8 oz. - $13
1 lb. - $20
GARLIC VARIETY PACKS
...a diversity of garlic
Plant all of our main types of garlic and enjoy a range of flavors all season, from early summer harvest to storage into spring.
Gardener's Pack
4 lb. seed garlic pack contains eight 8 oz. bags, one of each type of garlic we offer, with the exception of Porcelains. We'll consider your location and choose the varieties.
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4 lbs. - $85
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Homesteader's Pack
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8 lbs. - $145
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SOFTNECK VARIETIES
ARTICHOKES
Artichoke varieties are reliable, vigorous, long keeping and easy to grow. Their bulbs are large and their cloves tend to be big and easy to peel. Plus, they store nearly as well as silverskins. If there’s only room for one garlic in your garden or on your farm, this is the one to grow.
Inchelium Red – Whistling Duck Strain



8 oz. – $11
1 lb. – $18
Lorz Italian
A big flavorful artichoke type, this variety is an Italian heirloom brought to Washington State in the early 1900's. It has a nice spicy flavor and is part of the Slow Food, USA Ark of Taste, committed to preserving the best heirloom foods. It matures early and reliably produces large bulbs with big cloves, with a high ratio of seed to harvest yield. A great "workhorse" garlic for market or home use.
8 oz. – $11
1 lb. – $18
SILVERSKINS
Silverskins have shiny, clean white wrappers and thin strong necks, which makes beautiful braids. They harvest fairly late and keep the longest of all the varieties, providing fresh garlic well into spring, until you can harvest the first fresh garlic from the new season.
Silverskin – Whistling Duck Strain
A beautiful garlic with long, red-wrapped cloves and smooth silver-white outer cover. We’ve been selecting this strain for nearly 20 years, focusing on a high percentage of large cloves and a large overall bulb size. Makes great braids and is an excellent keeper. Strong-flavored cloves are fairly large and peel easily for a silverskin type. Bulbs can be large. Late harvest.
Available in bulk quantities. Please contact us for a quote.
8 oz. – $11
1 lb. – $18
Silver Rose

8 oz. – $11
1 lb. – $18
HARDNECK VARIETIES
TURBANS
Chinese Pink Turban

8 oz.- $12
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1 lb.- $19.50
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White Turban
Unique, beautiful pure white Turban, known as "White Crookneck" in Australia. Provides nice contrast in an early market display with purple turbans. Reliable and productive, large bulbs have nice flavor raw, with a fresh garlicy flavor sautéed. Very early harvest like other turbans, for first garlic scapes and first fresh garlic at market.
8 oz. - $12
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1 lb. - $19.50
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Basque Turban

A wonderful turban that came to us by way of Garlicana Farm in nearby Tiller, Oregon. A big, beautiful garlic, maturing early and great for first markets. Has a quick heat when raw, a delicious way to start the garlic season. Early harvest.
Also available in bulk quantities. Please contact us for a quote.
8 oz.- $12
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1 lb.- $19.50
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Red German Turban

8 oz.– $12
1 lb.– $19.50
Red Spanish Turban

8 oz.– $12
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1 lb.– $19.50
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PORCELAINS
Porcelain types are loved for their large, flavorful cloves, rich and sweet like Rocomboles. Their clove wrappers are tighter when grown in Northern regions so they tend to keep longer there. In general, bulbs have more cloves when grown at lower latitudes, less at higher latitudes. Our bulbs grown here average 6-8 cloves. Porcelains also reliably produce great scapes for spring harvest.
Krasnodar White

8 oz.– $12
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1 lb.– $19.50
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German White Hardy

8 oz.– $12
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1 lb.– $19.50
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PURPLE STRIPES
Purple Stripes are beautiful garlics, with purple on both bulb and clove wrappers. They typically have 8-14 cloves per bulb, which are elongated, crescent-shaped and fairly easy-peel. Storage is on a par with Porcelains, better than Rocomboles, Asiatics and Artichokes but not as long as Creoles and Silverskins. Their flavor is considered excellent, especially when roasted. Purple stripes also produce nice 3/4-curled scapes, for spring treats while waiting for the garlic to size up.
Glazed and Marbled Purple Stripes are subtypes, both with slightly less cloves per bulb than the main type. Marbled types tend to store longer than the standard.
Chimyan Marbled
This is Farmer Mary's new favorite! Chimyan is a wild-harvested variety from near Chimyan mountain in Uzbekistan. The sturdy plants have thick double-curled scapes and reliably produce good-sized bulbs with 5-8 large cloves. Raw, this garlic starts hot and finishes fresh and garlic-y without any bitterness; it's so sweet and delicious cooked. We've been impressed with how well Chimyan stores - it's usually the last variety we have to sell in the spring. Our friend Avram at Garlicana also collects true seed from this variety. Available in bulk quantities. Please email us for a quote.
8 oz. - $12
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1 lb. - $19.50
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Whistling Duck Marbled

8 oz.– $12
1 lb.– $19.50
Siberian Marbled

8 oz.– $12
1 lb.– $19.50
Khabar Marbled
This Marbled type from Eastern Siberia is very productive, reliably making large bulbs. Pungent and hot, excellent roasted. Mid-late season harvest, stores well. Also available in bulk quantities. Please email us for a quote.
8 oz. - $12
1 lb. - $19.50
ASIATICS
Asiatic types are a diverse group of early maturing hard necks, usually producing a u-shaped scape and an extra-long beak, up to 18” long in some varieties. This type tends to be hot when raw, sometimes amazingly so. They typically have 6-10 cloves per bulb, with thick white bulb wrappers. We've been expanding our varieties of this type, and they're rapidly becoming our favorites, due to their interesting diversity and great flavor. The varieties we have in this type tend to emerge late in the fall, after all our others, allowing for flaming the bed for fall weeds before shoots come up. They mature mid-season.
Pyong Yang

8 oz.– $12
1 lb.– $19.50
CREOLES
Creoles are native to the Mediterranean, but do well in much of the US. They tend to be mid-late maturing and store well, almost as well as Silverskins, making them great for first market sales in the Spring. They have been less commonly planted in the U.S. and are a real taste treat, with a bonus of being completely beautiful to look at. The clove wrapper colors are brilliantly saturated reds and magentas.
Creole Red

8 oz. – $12
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1 lb.– $19.50
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Aglio Rosso, aka. Rosso Di Sulmona

8 oz. – $12
1 lb.– $19.50
OUR SMALLER BULBS
...wonderful for eating and planting
Our smaller bulbs are great for eating, to taste-test a new variety before planting out, and to grow on close spacing or in bunches for green garlic in the spring. These smaller bulbs can also be grown to mature bulbs, they just won't size up quite as big. But you will get more cloves, and therefore more plants, per pound, and the price per pound is less. Just indicate your preferred variety(ies) in the comments section on Paypal when placing your order.
Culinary Garlic
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1 lb. – $10
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Green Garlic Seed
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1 lb. – $10
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