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Flavor Year-Round: A Garlic Farmer’s Guide We are garlic farmers and have been preserving our garlic for over 20 years. Since organic heirloom garlic, with its wonderfully rare flavor, doesn’t always store long, we had to find ways to preserve our harvest. With these tried and true preservation methods, we have all the flavor we…

Your order has arrived and you can’t plant right away? Perhaps your garden beds aren’t ready yet or life is just busy at the moment. While it is usually best to get your items in the ground as soon as you’ve received them, sometimes you just need a little more time. In any case, it…

Keene Garlic’s Horseradish Crowns are hardy and easy to grow in any garden. A spicy and nutritious, low-maintenance perennial that will produce for years to come. Horseradish crowns are freshly dug, shipped dormant, and ready to plant. Available in units of 5 or 10 crowns. Basic Horseradish Growing Information Horseradish Crown Arrival How to Plant…

Shallots can be easy to grow. They have subtle onion flavor and widely used in the kitchen. They store well.

Not Sure what size to choose? Jumbo Size – Jumbo planting size 2.25″+, but most fall right around 2.25″ and can get to 2.75+” but the super jumbo are rare. Although we grow quite a bit of super jumbo sizes, we do save those to replant ourselves. If you want the largest bulbs, order JUMBO size.…

As much as we love growing garlic, we also love seeing our customers’ growing success! Through the years, we have received so many wonderful messages from our customers talking about how thrilled they are with the garlic they grew from our seed stock. If you grow our garlic, we would love to see your photos…

How to Grow Garlic In Wisconsin Tips & Tricks Keene Garlic is presenting at the PBS Madison Garden Expo February 11 and 12, 2022 on “How to Grow Garlic in Wisconsin – Tips and Tricks”.  We will be introducing Keene Garlic and all our offerings.  This spring we have certified organic onions, garlic, and shallots. …

At Keene Garlic, we continue to be fascinated by all of the unique varieties of garlic that are available. Over the years we have expanded our collection to consistently provide our customers with new and exciting garlic varieties to plant and eat. We offer everything from creamy and sweet varieties like Vietnamese Red to varieties…

General Potato Growing Information Soil Prep for Potato Planting Potato Seed Prep Potato Planting  ***If you want “Baby” potatoes, you can plant them in the 6”-8” range. Most other varieties do best around 12” apart. Some folks choose to plant Kennebecs a bit closer, at around 10” apart, so they don’t get too big.  STEP 1: …

Dreaming of spring is one of the only things getting us through this long Wisconsin winter. Our gardens may not be blooming yet, but this homemade garden focaccia bread sure is! On top of a soft and pillowy base, cherry tomatoes and garlic cloves open like petals, with long cilantro stalks for stems. Fresh herbs…

It’s getting cold outside, and you know what that means – it’s soup season! This Cheesy Broccoli Cauliflower Soup is full of simple, wholesome ingredients. It’s warm, cozy, and comforting. It’s cheesy. It also has loads of vegetables – but you don’t feel like you’re eating a healthy vegetable soup. The broccoli, cauliflower, potatoes, carrots,…

Keene Garlic is based in Wisconsin. As such, our experiences with growing garlic are based upon working in a colder climate. For those you who live in warmer climates, we have researched best practices from around the United States, gathering data and experiences from growers working in warmer climates and various soil compositions, to bring…