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 over a decade 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?" Not necessarily! Garlic comes in many colours - purple, white, pink, tan or red. While interesting and beautiful, colour is not the most important factor of good garlic. Some garlic groups include many varieties and a range of subtle flavours, shapes, sizes and storage qualities. Some are early maturing, some are harvested later, some are short-storing, others keep longer, even up to a year. Some are mild and sweetly tasting when cooked whole, where others are strong and pungent! So if you know your garlic and carefully choose your varieties, you can grow 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!
Availability update - December 2019
The 2019 harvest is underway, with some beautiful big early Turbans curing in the shed. Local sales have begun at the King Island markets and our Farmgate will be open soon for garlic gift bags and braids. An additional outlet this season is at Reekara Community Complex, North Rd on Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
INTERSTATE MAIL ORDERS 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 over a decade 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?" Not necessarily! Garlic comes in many colours - purple, white, pink, tan or red. While interesting and beautiful, colour is not the most important factor of good garlic. Some garlic groups include many varieties and a range of subtle flavours, shapes, sizes and storage qualities. Some are early maturing, some are harvested later, some are short-storing, others keep longer, even up to a year. Some are mild and sweetly tasting when cooked whole, where others are strong and pungent! So if you know your garlic and carefully choose your varieties, you can grow 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!
Availability update - December 2019
The 2019 harvest is underway, with some beautiful big early Turbans curing in the shed. Local sales have begun at the King Island markets and our Farmgate will be open soon for garlic gift bags and braids. An additional outlet this season is at Reekara Community Complex, North Rd on Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
INTERSTATE MAIL ORDERS 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.
