Q: How long will my bulbs last?
We used to say our garlic will definitely last well until Autumn but we now know people in Queensland have advised us the garlic has sprouted by then. If you live in a warm/sub tropical place our garlic won’t last as long as a cold place.
Your bulbs of garlic, if kept dry, will keep to perfection for 5 months from their November harvest. Simply keep them somewhere dry and to help this, well ventilated. Your kitchen counter is probably ideal. After May, any remaining bulbs should begin to harmlessly and naturally wish to start sprouting. They are still very usable and the garlic itself is still very tasty and superior to other offerings.
I was enjoying last years trial crop through till August.
Australian Garlic is an annual crop, so even if you buy it bulb by bulb "fresh", it is still from the same harvest from November.
Q: How much Garlic do I have to buy?
We offer a few options:
1. 1kg box of our premium bulbs. The number of bulbs vary per box depending on weight.
2. 5kg box for the garlic obsessive, or the very generous.
Q: Where should I store my garlic?
No rocket science is involved.
Definitely NOT THE FRIDGE please. Unless you’ve peeled a bulb and will use it within the week. Short term storage in the fridge only please!
Simply keep your bulbs somewhere DRY, preferably not in direct sun light, and most importantly in a well ventilated place. Humidity is the enemy of garlic. A bench top or in an open basket in the kitchen is probably ideal.
Q: Can I plant your garlic?
- This is Roger and me breaking the garlic up for planting Easter 2009.
Yes, you need to keep it whole until you're ready to plant it - usually in March or April. Break them into cloves just before you plant and and have the pointy end sticking upwards, just out of the ground. Water well.
Q: How do you harvest garlic?
Every single bulb is hand harvested. We lay them on the ground for about
half an hour before we bunch them and hang them in the shed. It's very
important we don't bruise the bulbs.
Q: Can I eat garlic once it has sprouted?
Yes, but the flavour is not as potent as when fresh.
Some chefs say, slice the clove lengthways and remove the green shoot as it is slightly bitter
However some use the sprout as well.
Q: Do you only grow one variety?
No. Each year we test a few but at present we're only selling the purple glamour variety on-line.
Q: Your garlic variety is called purple, but are the cloves purple?
No. The cloves are white.
Q: Is your garlic an Italian variety?
It's commonly called Italian, because Italians have made it famous. But it probably originally came from what is often referred to as the "Great Garlic Crescent". An area from Mongolia, across China, Afghanistan, Iran to Turkey.
