A Garlic Taste Test Festival

tastes of garlic

In 2010 we held our inaugural garlic taste test festival. At that particular event, we only had four judges. It was held over a dinner of soba noodles, cheese and wine. The garlic was ROASTED for 40 mins in foil with some olive oil, salt and pepper. Included in the […] Read more »

Garlic Scapes and Bulbils

Garlic Scapes and Bulbils

Our Garlic Scapes are currently maturing their Bulbils and are ready for order! This year we left a lot of our heritage garlic bulbs in the ground, intact with their scapes. They have now just about completed their growth into seed bulbils. Bulbils are delicious. One customer at the farmers […] Read more »

How We Grow Heritage Garlic

garlic planting

Clear Sky farm grew heritage garlic in the East Kootenay BC for several years. We aren’t currently offering garlic to the public, however we want to still show you how how we planted our top quality gourmet garlic for seed and eating in a Rocky Mountain Zone 4 Climate. Step […] Read more »

Planting Garlic in the Fall

Hardnecked garlic seed bulbs

Most growers in Canada plant their garlic seed in October. We generally start anywhere from mid September and stop by mid- October. If planted too late in the fall, the garlic will not start decent root growth until the following spring, which means they get off to a slower start. […] Read more »