King Island Garlic
"Good, clean food, that's what we're known for."
Wholesome tasty garlic of several interesting varieties
Grown under the clear sky
and fresh air of King Island,
in the path of the Roaring 40's
Bass Strait, Tasmania
We grow our garlic using NO pesticide or herbicide, NO fumigant or GMO
We believe in local food for everyone - if you’re not lucky enough to be here on King Island we can share a range of cultivars which have evolved around the Earth, gathered from Tasmania's rich cultural heritage of migrant heirlooms and industry trial varieties.
Did you know?
There are at least eleven different known groups, or families of garlic.
"Is purple garlic best?" No, this is a myth. While interesting and beautiful, colour is not the most important factor of good garlic. Garlic comes in many colours. Some garlic groups include several varieties and a range of subtle flavours, shapes, sizes, colours and keeping qualities. Some are early maturing, some are harvested late, some are short-storing, others are medium or long keeping. Some are mild and sweetly tasting when cooked whole, where others are strong and pungent! So if you know your garlic and choose a range of varieties, you can have fresh garlic to last through the year, to suit any dish! No longer just hardneck or softneck, purple or white! Garlic is not just garlic!
SEPTEMBER 2019 - Availability update
Our garlic is sold out for 2019. The new crop is in beautiful soil this year and growing well, with harvest beginning November.
NEW SEASON - Local sales on King Island of kitchen bulbs and braids from DECEMBER 2019. Interstate mail order from FEBRUARY 2020 (exc WA due to biosecurity).
Go to the 'BUY GARLIC' tab for a sample.
Storage tip: smaller bulbs of any particular variety will last longer than large ones of the same variety.
"Shallots are for babies, onions are for men, garlic is for heroes" - a 16th Century poet.
Grown under the clear sky
and fresh air of King Island,
in the path of the Roaring 40's
Bass Strait, Tasmania
We grow our garlic using NO pesticide or herbicide, NO fumigant or GMO
We believe in local food for everyone - if you’re not lucky enough to be here on King Island we can share a range of cultivars which have evolved around the Earth, gathered from Tasmania's rich cultural heritage of migrant heirlooms and industry trial varieties.
Did you know?
There are at least eleven different known groups, or families of garlic.
"Is purple garlic best?" No, this is a myth. While interesting and beautiful, colour is not the most important factor of good garlic. Garlic comes in many colours. Some garlic groups include several varieties and a range of subtle flavours, shapes, sizes, colours and keeping qualities. Some are early maturing, some are harvested late, some are short-storing, others are medium or long keeping. Some are mild and sweetly tasting when cooked whole, where others are strong and pungent! So if you know your garlic and choose a range of varieties, you can have fresh garlic to last through the year, to suit any dish! No longer just hardneck or softneck, purple or white! Garlic is not just garlic!
SEPTEMBER 2019 - Availability update
Our garlic is sold out for 2019. The new crop is in beautiful soil this year and growing well, with harvest beginning November.
NEW SEASON - Local sales on King Island of kitchen bulbs and braids from DECEMBER 2019. Interstate mail order from FEBRUARY 2020 (exc WA due to biosecurity).
- 'Garlic Gardener's King Island Collection Box' - available from February 2020.
Go to the 'BUY GARLIC' tab for a sample.
- MAIL ORDER INFO (click here) BUY GARLIC (click here)
Storage tip: smaller bulbs of any particular variety will last longer than large ones of the same variety.
"Shallots are for babies, onions are for men, garlic is for heroes" - a 16th Century poet.
