Music Hardneck Garlic

Music Garlic is a premium hardneck garlic variety, renowned for its large cloves and bold, spicy flavor. This garlic variety produces 4 to 6 large, easy-to-peel cloves per bulb, that are deal for roasting, adding to sauces, or using raw in dishes where a strong garlic flavor is desired. This hardneck garlic has the added benefit of growing garlic scapes that can reach up to 3 feet tall. Garlic scapes, or flower stalks, have a milder garlic flavor that can be harvested in early summer to be used for pesto, stir-fries, or simply as a garnish. Hardneck garlic is an excellent choice for northern gardeners due to its superior cold tolerance and storage-ability. Music Garlic was cultivated by Al Music, a garlic grower who brought this variety all the way from Italy and improved to thrive in North American conditions. Music Garlic has high allicin content, which is highly valued for strong flavor and source of Vitamin B6.

Growing garlic at home from bulbs is easy and rewarding. Each hardneck garlic clove can grow into a large bulb 4-6 times its weight, or 4-6 pounds of yield per pound of seed garlic planted, within one year of planting. Plant in Fall for a late Spring/early Summer harvest or plant in early Spring for a harvest in the same season. 

Also Known As: Music Hardneck Garlic, White Musik Garlic, Northern Music Rocambole, Music Heirloom Hard Neck Garlic, Porcelain Garlic.

Planting Instructions:

Divide the bulb into individual cloves, leaving the papery skins on the cloves. Plant each clove with the narrow tip facing upwards 2 inches deep in soil. Try to plant cloves in well-drained soil rich in organic matter and full sun immediately after cracking the bulb into cloves. Plant Fall-planted garlic 4-6 weeks before the average first frost date for a harvest in Early Summer, about 240 days from planting. Apply 3 inches thick of mulch, such as dried grass, leaves, or straw, to best overwinter garlic. Remove mulch in Spring after the average first frost-free date to allow the soil to warm.

Spring-planted garlic may not reach the same bulb size as if garlic were Fall-planted but can still produce good yields. Plant cloves when the soil reaches at least 55F for a harvest in the same season, about 90 days from planting.