Rather than grade the garlic according to size – as we normally do – we’ve decided to give everyone an assortment. So it’s going to be Boxes of Mixed Garlic Shapes and Sizes this year. A case of maximising diversity. No point being sad about a small crop. Roll on 2019.
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2018 Garlic slowly growing
This has been the most difficult year ever to grow garlic. Firstly the soil was not as developed as previous years because it’s been just so dry. We don’t know yet how the garlic is truly impacted. Who knows? it may all be okay and the crop will be perfect. In a way these climatic […]
Where are the pipes? Digging for leaks!
Snowdrops don’t know there’s a drought
kangaroos are extra friendly in a drought
YUMMM Olive oil on top of our coffee
Storing Garlic
Now that I’ve had a chance to chat with fellow garlic growers I can confirm that 2017-18 garlic season has been a shocker for just about everyone. The early heat wave challenged the new bulbs to slowly cure and as a consequence problems arose. If you had any issues with the garlic we posted you […]
Preserving Garlic
By April most of our garlic varieties have started to sprout. And this is when people often ask, What can I do with it? If you already see green sprouts the best thing is to eat it straight away – all of it – or break off each clove and plant them. This will […]
ByeBye 2017 Garlic Crop
The last of our 2017 garlic crop is being shared with the sheep, as we tidy up the shed and prepare for the 2018 crop. Fingers crossed it will rain soon!
Almost 100% certain there will be no 2018 Virgo EVOO
Sad times at the farm as the drought grips, there’s a few olives scattered across the grove but with no water the fruit hasn’t fully formed. If we do get rain soon we should at least be able to pick some for table olives.
Finished harvesting all the 2017 garlic crop today!
It takes a while for all the different garlics in our test beds to do their thing……finally they have shot up their scapes and are ready to harvest.
The cloves inside are revealed
Peeling back the outer bulb skins is always a great pleasure at this time of the garlic season. How are those cloves inside? What colour are they? Every year they vary. This year we’re thrilled with the way the garlic is curing.