Raising Garlic

It's that time of year when our thoughts turn to the Hudson Valley Garlic Festival. Come visit us in Booth B10 if you plan to attend!!

Purple Stripe garlic living up to the name

Refractormeter A recent purchase is the refractometer shown here. This measures the soluble solids content of a liquid, and approximates the sugar content and general health of a sample. The "Brix score" of garlic is generally between 12 and 18. The higher the score the sweeter the garlic and the more intense the flavor. We are pleased to report our readings have been between 40 and 43. We attribute this to our nutrient rich soils and proper pH conditions.

Harvest time at Vermont Roots Farm

The countdown to garlic harvest is now happening as our garlic growth heads towards its full glory! 🍽️ From bottom to top: garlic bulb at time of scape harvest, garlic bulb one week later, garlic bulb after two weeks. Garlic growth

Rows of Spring Garlic in a sunlit field

Spring garlic rising in the field

Spring emergent young garlic sprout Springtime in the Northeast Kingdom (NEK) brings a much-anticipated shift in the landscape. One exciting sign for us is the garlic awakening from its winter slumber!! This year it arrives a full two weeks earlier than last, just in time for the latest snow storm.

Come on down to Booth B10 on September 28/29 at the Hudson Valley Garlic Festival. Vermont Roots Farm at the Hudson Valley Garlic Festival

Hudson Valley Garlic Festival is happening September 28th/29th

You will find Vermont Roots Farm in Booth G2 at Garlic Town USA in Bennington this Saturday, August 31st

Latest iteration of garlic drying racks

Garlic ready to harvest

We return to Bennington, VT, also known as "Garlic Town USA," on August 31st for Vermont's largest Garlic Festival. Looking forward to...

Buckwheat growing in the garlic field We are starting to think about the fall planting. Our "green manure" this year is buckwheat. It's long tap root will help to break up our clay soil more and help to move more nutrients to the top of the soil. It will also work to insert a lot of nitrogen into the ground when we turn it in.

Garlic in the field reaching for the sun We are about two weeks away from scape season now and the Garlic plants are growing rapidly from the ground. We side dressed more heavily this year with natural nitrogen supplements (blood meal, kelp foiage spray) and are pleased with the results.

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Spring garlic in field

The Garlic garden has been laid to rest in preparation for Spring 2024. And lest you think everything is peaceful under that straw...

Garlic cracker A big shout out to our friends at twobadcatsllc.com They reached out earlier this year to see if we would test drive their garlic seed cracker. We are happy to say it's all that it's cracked up to be. Our thumbs are very grateful for this efficient and time saving tool!