The farm field with a buckwheat cover crop that will add natural nutrients to the soil.

Cutting down the cover crop to turn into soil for the next garlic planting.

We use a dibbler which rolls along the field to make rows of plantable holes. This makes every clove planted the same distance apart.

Cloves are placed individually by hand. They need to be planted vertically, root end down, backfilled with dirt then covered by straw.

In the Spring, the plants grow quickly. Different varieties of garlic have plants of varying sizes.

As the plant matures, a scape will grow. These need to be removed so the garlic bulb can grow larger.

Trimmed garlic scapes with flower clusters. Scapes can be used in recipes.

Harvest garlic in the field before trimming, drying and cleaning.

We hang the garlic in small groupings tied together for drying.

Drying garlic needs to be well ventilated. Low humidity is helpful in the drying process.

Garlic bulbs during the trimming and cleaning process.

Trimmed and cleaned garlic ready to be used in recipes.

Music is a porcelain variety of hardneck garlic. It has white paper wrappers.

Chesnok Red is a purple stripe variety of hardneck garlic. These stripes are very visible in the wrappers.

Our variety pack. It's easy to see the differences in size and color between the varieties.

This is a cross-section of the Rustic bulb. The clove covers are brown and easy to peel.

This is a cross-section of the Music bulb. The cloves are larger than our other two varieties, with fewer in each bulb.

This is a cross-section of the Chesnok Red bulb. The clove covers are easy to peel.

Garlic may last longer if stored in a well ventilated, cool area that is not in direct sunlight.

The bulbs, cloves and cleaned cloves which are ready for a recipe.

Bulbs ready to be cleaned for cooking.

It's easy to see the purple coloring in the bulbs as well as the cloves themselves.

The Rustic variety has a brownish to rose coloring. The cloves are easy to peel.

These varieties are great for cooking, roasting and even raw for a bit of a garlic bite!

Fresh bread, garlic chives, cheese and of course minced garlic are ready for oil or butter!