It is that time of year again when I post my heirloom, gourmet garlic. This is pre-harvest and the first garlic (hardneck) won't be ready to ship until the latter days of May. The softneck and Creole will start shipping out early to mid May. All my garlic is organically grown and I use no pesticides. After digging it up, each batch of garlic, depending on whether it is an early, mid, or a late grower, it will be hung and cured in a greenhouse for two weeks. I will have ten varieties, mixed among those three main categories.
I never know how much I will harvest until the digging actually begins, but I had approximately 75 lbs. last season, and shipped almost 60 lbs. That may sound like a lot of garlic but compared to commercial growers, this is a tiny amount. Every year I refund payments and/or have to decline orders because the orders came in too late. I have a pecking-order and that is: previous customers; new, local customers; new, ATP subscribers; and lastly the general public. Those who get their orders in the earliest, are first in those four pecking-order categories.
If you have interest, please contact me via T-Mail. One pound is my minimum order.