Edibles - Bare Roots, Garlic, and more

SOLD OUT 2025 - Russian Giant - Local Organically Grown Garlic - A garlic that is great to grow and is easy to store. Often it is good to use into late spring. This is the preferred hardneck for those looking for long storage ability. Plus it grows in cold and warm regions!  3-6 Cloves per head PurPoe Striped Hardneck Long storing garlic into mid spring  Rich and Mild flavors Grows well in all regions - including warmer zones!  Need 10+ or more, check out our 10lb options This year we expanded our local organically grown garlic and now offer 13 varieties for the 2024 season for what grows in the Driftless. All garlic listed here as a winter hardiness to Zone 4.  Garlic is a wonderful addition to our gardens. It is found in just about every household in America. It is very easy to grow in most of the United States. Our seedstock would be considered Large to Jumbo around 2” unless we have it noted. We only sell garlic that is excellent quality seed-stock. We then open our culinary stock up once we have sorted all of our harvests.  All of our organic garlic is grown locally in the Driftless Region where we live, while the conventional garlic comes from various sources around the US. While our garlic is certified garlic we are working toward acquiring our USDA organic handling license and will have it for the 2025 season.  We ship in mid to late September, depending on the variety. Please contact us to see what we have in stock  There are 3 types of garlic to choose from: Hardneck, Softneck, and Elephant.  Here is the lowdown on what this means so you can choose the best one for you and your family.  Types of Garlic Hardneck - Cold Hardy to Zones 3-7 (and colder), Produces Garlic Scapes, Produces less cloves than softnecks but is generally larger, it stores for 3-5 months after harvest Softneck - Great for warm areas (zones (8-9) as they don't need the cold to make cloves, store for up to 9 months, smaller than hardnecks. Our varieties are hardy to zone 4. Elephant - Not really a garlic but an allium that possesses garlic like flavors. A clove can take 1-2 years to split into cloves. Plant in the fall or cooler season for areas with no frosts.  Very large cloves with mild garlic flavors.  Growing Instructions: For those in zones 3-7, plant garlic about 2-4 weeks before your first hard frost (not your first frost, but your first hard killing frost).  Garlic needs about 4-8 weeks to root in and grow before the ground freezes.  Plant 4" Deep Space 6-8" apart Mulch with 2-4" of straw, wood chips or other organic mulch, but refrain from pine straw or cedar chips.  Weed often as garlic hates competition Hardnecks produce a garlic scape (flower) that should be harvested before the flower fully develops. This increases the bulb size.    

SOLD OUT 2025 - German White or German Extra Hardy - Local Organically Grown Garlic -This garlic was sought after American troops coming back from Europe in the 1900’s. German immigrants brought it over in the 1800’s.  4-6 Cloves per head Porcelain Hardneck Ricy and strong garlic - easy to peel large cloves makes it popular in the kitchen Grows well in USDA zones 3-6 Need 10lb or more, check out our 10lb options Stores to early/mid winter  This year we expanded our local organically grown garlic and now offer 13 varieties for the 2024 season for what grows in the Driftless. All garlic listed here as a winter hardiness to Zone 4.  Garlic is a wonderful addition to our gardens. It is found in just about every household in America. It is very easy to grow in most of the United States. Our seedstock would be considered Large to Jumbo around 2” unless we have it noted. We only sell garlic that is excellent quality seed-stock. We then open our culinary stock up once we have sorted all of our harvests.  All of our organic garlic is grown locally in the Driftless Region where we live, while the conventional garlic comes from various sources around the US. While our garlic is certified garlic we are working toward acquiring our USDA organic handling license and will have it for the 2025 season.  We ship in mid to late September, depending on the variety. Please contact us to see what we have in stock  There are 3 types of garlic to choose from: Hardneck, Softneck, and Elephant.  Here is the lowdown on what this means so you can choose the best one for you and your family.  Types of Garlic Hardneck - Cold Hardy to Zones 3-7 (and colder), Produces Garlic Scapes, Produces less cloves than softnecks but is generally larger, it stores for 3-5 months after harvest Softneck - Great for warm areas (zones (8-9) as they don't need the cold to make cloves, store for up to 9 months, smaller than hardnecks. Our varieties are hardy to zone 4. Elephant - Not really a garlic but an allium that possesses garlic like flavors. A clove can take 1-2 years to split into cloves. Plant in the fall or cooler season for areas with no frosts.  Very large cloves with mild garlic flavors.  Growing Instructions: For those in zones 3-7, plant garlic about 2-4 weeks before your first hard frost (not your first frost, but your first hard killing frost).  Garlic needs about 4-8 weeks to root in and grow before the ground freezes.  Plant 4" Deep Space 6-8" apart Mulch with 2-4" of straw, wood chips or other organic mulch, but refrain from pine straw or cedar chips.  Weed often as garlic hates competition Hardnecks produce a garlic scape (flower) that should be harvested before the flower fully develops. This increases the bulb size.    

This is the perfect gift for any garlic lover. Each garlic has its own unique flavors and characteristics and this is a wonderful way to explore the sweet and spicy flavors of garlic.  We start shipping gift sets on 10/1.  Option 1 - Garlic Seed Bulbs, Jumbo to Large garlic bulbs, perfect for that gardener in your life or someone who loves awesome garlic.  6 Bulbs big enough for planting (or eating if they really want to). You will receive 2 to 3 types of heirloom garlic.  Option 2 - Culinary Garlic Bulbs - Medium garlic bulbs that allow foodies to explore different garlic flavors. You will receive 3 types of heirloom garlic - 3-4 bulbs for each variety.  Option 3 - 2 pounds of Garlic Culinary Bulbs and at least 3 types! This is the Garlic Lovers Box! This is in a thin cardboard produce box. It allows us to give you more garlic for your $$$ than costly packaging. We will place each type of garlic in its own netting so you can make sure they arrive knowing which garlic is which.  Details:  Firefly Farm & Mercantile’s Heirloom Garlic Gift Set includes 3 different garlic varieties. Garlic Seed Set - 6 bulbs included - Receive 2 different varieties of 3 bulbs, giving you 6 bulbs in every set. We also include the histories of each type of garlic, all packed in a gift box ready for wrapping. Culinary Garlic Set - 9 bulbs included - Receive 3 different varieties of 3 bulbs, giving you 9 bulbs in every set. We also include the histories of each type of garlic, all packed in a gift box ready for wrapping.   

Firefly Farm & Mercantile's Culinary Garlic Bulb Sampler is a great gift during garlic season which is also the holiday season. You will receive 4 heirloom garlic bulbs of all the same type in each box.  Starts shipping 10/15 until we are out of stock on garlic.  The type of garlic will be shared with the receipent so they can go find that exact garlic again. Our customers loved our Culinary 9 pack and many asked for a smaller gift set in a more economical style box so they could be used as gifts for teachers, managers, real esate agents and stocking stuffers. All of our organic garlic is grown here in the Driftless region of Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa.   

Garlic is a wonderful addition to our gardens. It is found in just about every household in America. It is very easy to grow in most of the United States.  All of our organic garlic is grown locally in the Driftless Region where we live and farm, while the conventional garlic comes from various sources around the US.  There are 3 types of garlic to choose from: Hardneck, Softneck, and Elephant.  Here is the lowdown on what this means so you can choose the best one for you and your family.  We ship in mid to late September, depending on the variety. Please contact us to see what we have in stock  Types of Garlic Hardneck - Cold Hardy to Zones 3-7 (and colder), Produces Garlic Scapes, Produces less cloves than softnecks but is generally larger, it stores for 3-5 months after harvest Softneck - Best for warm areas (zones (8-9) as they don't need the cold to make cloves, store for up to 9 months, smaller than hardnecks Elephant - Not really a garlic but an allium that possesess garlic like flavors. A clove can take 1-2 years to split into cloves. Plant in the fall or cooler season for areas with no frosts.  Very large cloves with mild garlic flavors.  Growing Instructions in case you are going to plant it (it's the same instructions as our seedstock). For those in zones 3-7, plant garlic about 2-4 weeks before your first hard frost (not your first frost, but your first hard killing frost).  Garlic needs about 4-8 weeks to root in and grow before the ground freezes.  Plant 4" Deep Space 6-8" apart Mulch with 2-4" of straw, wood chips or other organic mulch, but refrain from pine straw or cedar chips.   

Garlic is a little later this year. We will start shipping scapes July7 this year (2025).! These don’t last forever and is like Christmas, comes only once a year.  Garlic Scapes are a garlic lover’s dream. Garlic scapes are the flowering stalk on hard neck garlic that is tender and tastes like garlic. The garlic scape is harvested the garlic bulbs grow even bigger. It is often used to make garlic scape pesto, infused oils, chopped in salads, sauted with veggies or meats and added to sauces. Our garlic scapes are grown on a certified organic farm and just miles from our farm and garden shop. They’ll start to be harvested at the end of this week and will be available for shipping on June 17.  They will be harvest all week so don’t delay. Fresh scapes are truly wonderful and yes they ship amazingly well.   

SOLD OUT 2025 - Inchelium Red- Local Organically Grown Garlic - This garlic hails from the Washington state, and more specifically the Colville Indian reservation.  7-14 Cloves per head Softneck Artichoke garlic Large bulbs with great flavor, buttery notes and medium spice level Need 10+ or more, check out our 10lb options This year we expanded our local organically grown garlic and now offer 13 varieties for the 2024 season for what grows in the Driftless. All garlic listed here as a winter hardiness to Zone 4.  Garlic is a wonderful addition to our gardens. It is found in just about every household in America. It is very easy to grow in most of the United States. Our seedstock would be considered Large to Jumbo around 2” unless we have it noted. We only sell garlic that is excellent quality seed-stock. We then open our culinary stock up once we have sorted all of our harvests.  All of our organic garlic is grown locally in the Driftless Region where we live, while the conventional garlic comes from various sources around the US. While our garlic is certified garlic we are working toward acquiring our USDA organic handling license and will have it for the 2025 season.  We ship in mid to late September, depending on the variety. Please contact us to see what we have in stock  There are 3 types of garlic to choose from: Hardneck, Softneck, and Elephant.  Here is the lowdown on what this means so you can choose the best one for you and your family.  Types of Garlic Hardneck - Cold Hardy to Zones 3-7 (and colder), Produces Garlic Scapes, Produces less cloves than softnecks but is generally larger, it stores for 3-5 months after harvest Softneck - Great for warm areas (zones (8-9) as they don't need the cold to make cloves, store for up to 9 months, smaller than hardnecks. Our varieties are hardy to zone 4. Elephant - Not really a garlic but an allium that possesses garlic like flavors. A clove can take 1-2 years to split into cloves. Plant in the fall or cooler season for areas with no frosts.  Very large cloves with mild garlic flavors.  Growing Instructions: For those in zones 3-7, plant garlic about 2-4 weeks before your first hard frost (not your first frost, but your first hard killing frost).  Garlic needs about 4-8 weeks to root in and grow before the ground freezes.  Plant 4" Deep Space 6-8" apart Mulch with 2-4" of straw, wood chips or other organic mulch, but refrain from pine straw or cedar chips.  Weed often as garlic hates competition Hardnecks produce a garlic scape (flower) that should be harvested before the flower fully develops. This increases the bulb size.    

Elephant Garlic bulbs will receive 3 cloves per order as it’s usually split when packed for shipping from our growers. This arrives by the end of September and we will ship all orders with elephants at this time.  Softnecks here are what we call Variety Not Stated or VNS. They are typically California Softwhite. We inspect all garlic when packing to make sure you are getting excellent bulbs.  This arrives by the end of September and we will ship all orders with Softnecks at this time.  Hardneck garlic shown here is grown natural or conventionally. As the season progresses we may help some farmers struggling to sell their inventories and have some special deals available here.  We love to work with local farmers in the Driftless region (SW Wisc, SE Minn, and NW Iowa) but a few types are a bit hard to find and we have customers all over the US. The garlics here are sourced from various places, grown conventionally and all inspected by me before shipping.  BULK GARLIC CLICK HERE - Looking for Bulk Organic Garlic, we have 8 Jumbo Bulbs packs as well Garlic is a wonderful addition to our gardens. It is found in just about every household in America. It is very easy to grow in most of the United States. Our seedstock would be considered Large to Jumbo around 2” unless we have it noted. We only sell garlic that is excellent quality seed-stock. We then open our culinary stock up once we have sorted all of our harvests.  We ship starting in mid to late September, depending on the variety.  There are 3 types of garlic to choose from: Hardneck, Softneck, and Elephant.  Here is the lowdown on what this means so you can choose the best one for you and your family.  Types of Garlic Hardneck - Cold Hardy to Zones 3-7 (and colder), Produces Garlic Scapes, Produces less cloves than softnecks but is generally larger, it stores for 3-5 months after harvest Softneck - Great for warm areas (zones (8-9) as they don't need the cold to make cloves, store for up to 9 months, smaller than hardnecks. Our varieties are hardy to zone 4. Elephant - Not really a garlic but an allium that possesses garlic like flavors. A clove can take 1-2 years to split into cloves. Plant in the fall or cooler season for areas with no frosts.  Very large cloves with mild garlic flavors.  We have grown it in Zone 4 by we do mulch it a bit heavier.  Growing Instructions: For those in zones 3-7, plant garlic about 2-4 weeks before your first hard frost (not your first frost, but your first hard killing frost).  Garlic needs about 4-8 weeks to root in and grow before the ground freezes.  Plant 4" Deep Space 6-8" apart Mulch with 2-4" of straw, wood chips or other organic mulch, but refrain from pine straw or cedar chips.  Weed often as garlic hates competition Hardnecks produce a garlic scape (flower) that should be harvested before the flower fully develops. This increases the bulb size.