We are often asked questions that are outside of our experience. Here are links to the experts on garlic pests and diseases and food safety that we go to when we need authoratative information.
We do not sell bulbs outside of Canada. Below are links to some seed garlic suppliers in the USA.
Garlic Pests and Diseases
Bob Anderson gives an good overview of garlic pests and diseases
and links to research
sites.
University
of California at Davis is an excellent
research source
The University
of Minnesota also has good garlic pest and disease
information.
A general reference on growing
garlic.
Food Safety
This
Australian site has good garlic food safety
information.
Seed Garlic Sources in
the USA
Disclaimer: This information is provided for your convenience and is not an endorsement of any garlic suppliers.
Filaree Garlic
Farm just south of us in Washington.
Gourmet
Garlic Gardens in Texas with affiliates across
the country.
Hood
River Garlic in Oregon
Seeds of Diversity Canada - Semences du patrimoine Canada
Seeds
of Diversity has a garlic database, a catalogue
of seed suppliers in Canada, a seed exchange program
and more.
Books
These are some classic garlic reference books.
Compendium of Onion and Garlic Diseases and Pests Second Edition, edited by Schwartz and Mohan, The American Phytopathological Society, 2008, ISBN 978-0-89054-357-3
The Complete Book of Garlic: A guide for gardeners, growers and serious cooks. Ted Jordan Meredith, Timber Press, 2008 ISBN-13: 978-0-88192-883-9
Growing Great Garlic: The Definitive Guide for Organic Gardeners and Small Farmers. Ron L. Engeland, 1991
10 Essential Herbs is a wonderful self-help handbook that features garlic and nine other herbs. It describes the healing properties of each and gives easy to follow instructions for how to use them. To order the book contact the author, Lalitha Thomas at books@rasacreekfarm.com.
Growing
in Diverse Climates
Here is a link to an African site
Net Bagging
We are
often asked where we get our net bagging. We order
it by the roll from this
BC suppler who gets it from Eastern Canada.
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