The Complete Book Of Garlic by Ted Jordan Meredith In my corner of the world, when you go to a farmers market, garlic usually means Music garlic – those big white bulbs with 4-6 spicy cloves. Music is definitely a reliable garlic in a cold Canadian climate. But it is not the only garlic out … More Farmer Book Club: the complete book of garlic
Two weekends ago, at Eco Farm Days in Cornwall, Ontario; I learned that Paul Pospisil, Canada’s Garlic Guru, had passed away. Paul Pospisil was my first garlic mentor. I met Paul in 2001, just a few weeks after my very first garlic harvest. I was working at Switch Farms in Campbellville, Ontario. I had never … More Remembering Canada’s Garlic Guru
Last summer I successfully grew true garlic seed. I was thrilled. In the middle of the winter I followed Ted Jordan Meredith and Avram Drucker’s advice and soaked the garlic seeds in a 1% solution of household bleach. I then rinsed the seeds and placed them on moist paper towels in a ziplock bag in … More 2013 True Garlic Seed Update
Have you been wondering what happened with my attempt to produce true garlic seed? Here’s how it went … (Reminder: True garlic seed is different from the bulbils that appear in mature garlic scapes. You can read a true garlic seed primer and a garlic bulbil primer in past GTS posts. Or read Ted Meredith … More True Garlic Seed Update
Ever since I first heard about true garlic seed in the garlic news published by Paul Pospisil, I have wanted to get my hands on some. This past winter I got part of my wish. Ted Meredith (author The Complete Book of Garlic) and Avram Drucker wrote a clear introduction to producing true garlic seed … More Looking For True Garlic Seed