Lilac Acres Farm

09/08/2026

The garlic is finally all harvested. Not as much split as I had last year and much nicer looking. Not as large as I was hoping for most of my varieties. Lacking nutrients I guess, but my Persian Star once again did exceptionally well considering the trials it all went through. The only variety to give me mostly large mediums and larges. And it was the last to be harvested in wet soil and didn't do much splitting at all. This one I have grown the longest as it was my first garlic I grew. It is definitely a keeper. I have a variety that has one more chance to pick up their socks so to speak and plump up or ship out. Killarney Red is on the proverbial chopping block. Czech Red has been axed. Will be taking orders very soon.

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08/17/2026

Well 2 out of 8 rows of garlic have been harvested. Sadly these ones are subpar for sizing due to a couple different issues. One was very moist with weeding done regularly and was mulched. The earth worms really loved that bed and they ate the roots too much so the bulbs didn't grow to the size they should have grown. The other was not mulched had a hard time keeping the weeds at bay and of course wasn't as moist as consistently. So the garlic was much smaller on that. So both of those will likely be replanted and the rest sold as culinary garlic. Those Varieties are Gais' Joy and Newfoundland Tall. Pictures to come