King Island Garlic
King Island Garlic
@ Frogshack Farm
​1049 Grassy  Road
King Island  7256
Tasmania
Australia

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Boutique quantities of many garlic varieties are grown at Frogshack Farm. Each season successful bulbs are offered to home enthusiasts to grow their own specialty garlic collection. 
Availability varies from season to season - some may not be available every year.

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  • Minimum order $24 (exc postage)
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Garlic grown at Frogshack Farm
  
​TURBAN group
Early maturing, storage to Apr/May. Spicy raw. Roasted whole cloves mild and sweet. Great cooked whole.
  • 'Monaro Purple'   
  • 'White Crookneck'  
  • 'Italian Porcelain' (a brighter White Crookneck)    
  • 'Pink' - (syn 'Port Campbell Pink' or 'Rose du Var Hardneck') 
  • 'Tassie Purple' - a collection of purple Turban varieties collected from the 'who's who' of Tasmanian growers.
 
ARTICHOKE group
Mid season, medium storage, generally medium to hot flavour both raw and cooked. Artichokes require careful drying after harvest to avoid mildewed skins.
  • 'Italian Late' 
  • 'Italian White'
  • 'French Messidrome'
  • 'Besamcombe'
  • 'Bulgaria 49'
  • 'Dolovsky' 
  • 'Pinners Pink'
  • 'Fino de Chincko Ajofrin'
  • 'Continental Stripey' 

CREOLE group 
Mid season, very long storage, deceptively plain wrap, exquisitely red cloves and superb flavour.
(Please be aware there is much name duplication in the garlic world - Creole garlic evolved in Spain and France and many are very similar if not the same, but the origin names remain fascinating!) Spanish translation: 'Rojo'= 'red' - male. 'Roja' = 'red' - female.
  • 'Rojo de Castro' 
  • 'Rojo del Pais Baza' 
  • 'Spanish Roja'   
  • 'Ail de Pays du Gers'  (French translation 'garlic from the countryside of Gers)
              
MIDDLE EASTERN group
Mid season, medium storage, approx August. Flavour medium to strong.                  
  • 'Spanish Purple' 
  • 'Kisswani' 
  • 'Yabroudi' 
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ROCAMBOLE 
The best flavoured short storing garlic, aka 'serpent garlic'. 
  • 'Deerfield Purple' - rare in Australia

PORCELAIN  
  • 'Music' - VERY rare in Australia

STANDARD PURPLE STRIPE 
Robust, flavoursome, late harvest, great roasted
  • 'Dunganski' 

MARBLED PURPLE STRIPE - small but long storing, dark red cloves
  • 'Americky Maly' 

GLAZED PURPLE STRIPE
  • 'Navoi' (also known as 'Crazy Betty') 

SILVERSKIN 
Late season, long storage, more fiery flavour             
  • 'Lokalen' 
  • 'Belarus' 
  • 'Peshawar White' 

Request a current price list 
  • Minimum order $24 (exc postage)
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