I thought some people might be interested in one of the more unusual crops we grow, green garlic.
Today was our first Farmer's Market and we never have very much to sell.
All we have is over wintered vegetables; spinach and mustard greens, green garlic and horseradish root.

The green garlic is garlic bulbs we plant in the fall like our main crop garlic but we harvest it when it is only one clove. It is very tender and mild so you can use quite a bit more than regular garlic. We plant these very close to each other because they don't get very big.
They taste great with the spinach and, or mustard greens

http://www.momckenna.com/smoked-meat/greengarlic.jpg

The name of our farm is Red Wagon, the clothes pen is hiding the word "Red".
:noidea: if this is of interest
Thanks for looking.

Do you plant it from clove, or tendril?

clove.

I bet it would be great.

Do like that...I know it ain't the same...our Walking Onions are doin real good...Reckon me & Lou need to get on this...

Cool Mo!... Green Garlic similar to Green Onion?

It's is like a green onion and a walking onion in that it is mild and tender, just garlicy.
This are the first allium that comes in (in Colorado).
It goes, green garlic, scallions (over wintered), walking onions, early onions, baby leeks.....and so on....But green garlic is so yummy and so welcomed. Just like the over wintered spinach.
Finally fresh veggies!!

It's is like a green onion and a walking onion in that it is mild and tender, just garlicy.
This are the first allium that comes in (in Colorado).
It goes, green garlic, scallions (over wintered), walking onions, early onions, baby leeks.....and so on....But green garlic is so yummy and so welcomed. Just like the over wintered spinach.
Finally fresh veggies!!

Nice.... Thanks for filling us/me in on this.... I will be looking for it at our farmers market next weekend..... How about using it in a sausage?.... mmmm..... What would you pair it up with?

Nice.... Thanks for filling us/me in on this.... I will be looking for it at our farmers market next weekend..... How about using it in a sausage?.... mmmm..... What would you pair it up with?

mmmm sausage, now that's a great idea!
I usually just throw a ton of it in with whatever greens we have that week.
I'm a big believer that whatever is in season 'goes' with anything else that is in season. That said, I've never thought of that in terms of sausage:drooling:
omg you really got me going now.
How about mustard greens and green garlic breakfast sausage? Or, green garlic, spinach and goat cheese chicken sausage?
Man, thanks I'll have to play with this.

$2/bundle... damn, I'm setting on a gold.. er green mine!

Mo- is this a specific type of garlic, or just first year shoots? We use "green" garlic a lot, especially this time of year when we are out of cloves. I have a "garlic patch" at the end of my garden that I just dig up what I need each spring, separate like you've shown, plant about 4" apart, and they are my clove garlic for next year. I have no idea what kind of garlic it is, dug up a couple of clumps years ago from the FIL.

thanks

$2/bundle... damn, I'm setting on a gold.. er green mine!

Mo- is this a specific type of garlic, or just first year shoots? We use "green" garlic a lot, especially this time of year when we are out of cloves. I have a "garlic patch" at the end of my garden that I just dig up what I need each spring, separate like you've shown, plant about 4" apart, and they are my clove garlic for next year. I have no idea what kind of garlic it is, dug up a couple of clumps years ago from the FIL.

thanks

That's exactly what what green garlic is. We use really cheap garlic for the 'green'' garlic. It is harvested so early any size or flavor nuance isn't able to develop so we don't waste money on buying good garlic. We do for main crop garlic. Size and flavor is everything so we buy nice garlic for cloves. We sell a clove of garlic for $1.50! That's what I said, one clove for a dollar fifty.

It's funny, people don't know anything about growing so the old school ways of growing, like using green garlic or selling walking onions (we call them Egyptian Walking Onions, sell those for $2.50 a bunch) and people think we are all 'fancy'. I can't believe that people go crazy for walking onions. I think of them as weeds in 'grandmas garden'. But hey, it pays the bills.
Oh, the horseradish we sell for $9.00 a pound. I can't believe it.
I do live in Boulder so the prices are a little higher than Denver or Longmont. But we sell to restaurants for that price.

Cool! Thanks, Mo.


Hey Bassman... wanna buy some green garlic? :lol: :sausage: :nana2:

Thanks Mo, Interesting. What else you got up in that noggin.?:lol:

2 bucks a bundle would be bargain around here....Nice lookin stuff...:thumb:

Had a neighbor that would grow green garlic. They would make a pesto with it that was awful good. No basil just green garlic, pine nutz, Pecorino, olive oil,s&p.

I think they sauteed the chopped green garlic, then pureed with toasted nuts and pecorino,evoo.

Tossed with some cooked pasta it was a spring treat!

Had a neighbor that would grow green garlic. They would make a pesto with it that was awful good. No basil just green garlic, pine nutz, Pecorino, olive oil,s&p.

I think they sauteed the chopped green garlic, then pureed with toasted nuts and pecorino,evoo.

Tossed with some cooked pasta it was a spring treat!

Oooh. I forgot about that.
I'll have to make that. yummmy

Hey Mo... how much for a couple lbs. horseradish root? I'd like to make some prepared, with a chipolte blend. Ya think?

You serious?
I'll send you some if you are.

You serious?
I'll send you some if you are.

Well, yeah... I think that would be an interesting kicker-upper...you?

Well, yeah... I think that would be an interesting kicker-upper...you?

Hell yeah. I think on a brisket, or beef it would be great.
I'll get you some.

Hell yeah. I think on a brisket, or beef it would be great.
I'll get you some.

Alright! PM me for a trade or the price. Hmm... should be a nose-runner!