(Updated June 2025) Spring 2025 saw poorer germination for many growers including us. We went from a typical germination in the high 90’s percentage to low 90’s. And there has been more premature yellowing (top down) of plants in our field which we remove as they appear. This is almost certainly residual Phytoplasma infections from […]
Storage suggestions, planting tips and trivia
Scapes — One of life’s curly pleasures
Scapes are a curly, twisty stalk that the garlic plant produces sometime in mid to late-June here in Minnesota. If left unpicked, they eventually straighten into a stiff stalk often over five feet tall. Tests have shown they can reduce the size of the garlic bulb growing underground since some of the plant’s energy goes […]
How to Grow Garlic
If you want to grow garlic where the ground freezes in the winter, we recommend you read the in-depth article from the University of Minnesota co-written by our friend Dr. Carl Rosen, a soil scientist and garlic grower. You can read and download it by clicking HERE. If you live in the deep south I […]
Plum Creek Garlic VIDEO – How to Grow Great Garlic
We hosted a garlic field day on our farm in June 2022. Below are links to the 50 minute video taken during that event featuring mostly Chris yakking away on garlic and all the fun and not so fun things about growing it. The field day was primarily for commercial growers covering a variety of […]