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Rare Gourmet Garlics and Accessories
for the Garlic Lover

I never met a garlic I didn't like.

NEW! - Updated March 5, 2008 -

We Are Now Accepting Orders for delivery in late summer/early fall 2008.
We are making some changes to our online catalog.
Thank you for your patience as I stumble my way along.

We will be adding more ways to buy in 2008.

- We are Now Accepting Fresh Garlic Orders for delivery in late summer/early fall 2008. -

Scroll down for Garlic Prices and Assortments.
If you don't see what you want, E-Mail us!

Click Here to see our line of Pickled/Marinated Garlic - In Stock Now.


Picture of beautiful rainbow of garlic.

Garlic, the Gift That Keeps on Giving, Year After Year.

Gourmet Garlic Varieties for Sale

We try to maintain, during the late summer/fall season, from 12 to 24 garlic varieties for you to choose from. You might try all mild varieties, all strong or medium flavored varieties, or any mix of your choice. Go ahead and experiment, try several different kinds. If you would like a detailed description of any of these garlics, just click on the name of the variety. Our garlic is sold by the pound at $16 per pound (assortments, rare varieties or premium/colossal sizes may be more) with a minimum order of one pound.


Size and Availability

Not all garlics are the same size. What may be large for one variety may be small for another. Metechi, for example, is natively larger than Burgundy.

The orders placed first will be shipped first and with the best available bulbs of each variety ordered.

Because we have more of some varieties than others, some varieties may be sold out earlier than others. So that we disappoint fewer people, we reserve the right to limit quantities of certain varieties in order that more people may enjoy them. We will keep this list updated so that if we sell out of any variety, it will be removed from the list.

We do not guarantee minimum diameters, but the Extra-Large and Premium sizes we fill our by-the-pound orders with are usually around 2 1/2" in diameter (6 to 8 to the pound). We put slightly smaller 2" or so sizes (10-12 to the pound) in our assorted sampler packs so we can give the customer as many varieties as possible. NOTE - All garlic slowly shrinks and loses weight continuously due to its natural dehydration cycle. Remember, size is relative to the particular variety, as the largest Creole Silverskins might be no bigger than the medium large Artichokes, but would store longer and look and taste different. Quality, taste, storeability and other factors are more important than size. Some varieties cost more just because they are rare and very hard to find and expensive when you do find them.

Limited availability of some varieties may necessitate Substitution,
But we'll try to get you an equivalent alternative.

Pricing - Prices subject to change without notice.

All varieties and sizes sell for $16.00 per pound, unless otherwise marked (Assortments, premium sizes or rare varieties, cost more.)
If you want don't see what you want, E-Mail us and ask us - you might be surprised at what we can get, grow or find.

See below for shipping rates.

Garlic Selections

- Weather-related crop damage greatly limited Garlic Availability in 2007.
2008 Looks to be much better.. -

We are now accepting orders for shipping in late summer/early fall.

We still have plenty of pickled garlic, books, etc., available for immediate shipment.

The list below is typical of what we have for sale and in 2008 and will change as availability of each kind changes - we have been adding and subtracting varieties all season long. I try to keep these lists fairly current so that they can be used as a realistic guide to what we have in stock but we often sell out fast. Sometimes we sell out and before I can change this list someone places an order for a garlic we no longer have.

Our secure shopping cart/card processing gateway charges all cards at the time of the sale and we can't change that. That's good for our customers because the earliest paid orders get the best selection. Last year there were shortages caused by weather-related crop failures all over the country and only the early orders got filled as we had to cancel about 100 orders that came in later and turned away around 300 more. Early payment gives you your best opportunity to get the best bulbs of the varieties you want.

If you find this intolerable, please use the shopping cart to place a telephone order and in the customer comments section request that I call or email you when the garlic is ready to ship immediately. You can replace your credit/debit card order at that time, if we still have garlic available, and the system will remember your name, address, etc. so you won't have to re-type it. I receive a copy of all telephone and mail orders the shopping cart prints for customers. It's not a guarantee but we usually have garlic long after most growers are sold out but not always. Getting the garlics you want can be an uncertain thing and we try to improve your odds of getting what you want.

We are now accepting orders for shipping in late summer/early fall 2008. We will be adding and deleting and changing the status of varieties often as we sell out our stocks (We always sell out) so check back regularly to see what we currently list as available.

If you don't see what you want, check back again, we may have it later.
Or, E-Mail us!

Clicking on a garlic name will give you a color picture and/or complete description of that specific garlic and a shopping cart to buy it.
Use your back arrow key to return to this point.

Milder Flavored Garlics

1. Germinador (Creole)- Rare Creole not available this year. -
2 Burgundy (Creole) - Available in Sampler Assortments only this year. -
3. Cuban Purple (Creole) - Rare Creole probably not available this year. -
4. Red Toch (Artichoke)- Order Now for delivery in late summer/early fall 2008. -
5. Simoneti (Artichoke)- Sorry, Sold Out. -
6. Siberian (Marbled Purple Stripe)- May or May Not be Available this year. -
7. Creole Red (Creole)- Rare Creole - Available in Sampler Assortments only this year. -
8. S & H Silverskin (Silverskin)- May or May Not be Available in 2008. -
9. Korean Red (Asiatic)- Order Now for delivery in late summer/early fall 2008. -
10. Applegate (Artichoke)- May be Available this year. -

Medium Flavored Garlics

14. Rose du Lautrec (Rich French Creole) - Rare Creole - Available in Assortments only. -
15. Chesnok Red (Purple Stripe) - Order Now for delivery in late summer/early fall 2008. -
16. Inchelium Red (Artichoke)- Order Now for delivery in late summer/early fall 2008. -
18. Siciliano (Artichoke from Sicily) - May or May Not be Available in 2008.
19. Georgian Crystal (Porcelain) - Order Now for delivery in late summer/early fall 2008. -
20.California Early (Artichoke) - Available only in Assortments in 2008. -
21. Nootka Rose (Silverskin) - Order Now for delivery in late summer/early fall 2008. -
22. Persian Star (Purple Stripe) - Order Now for delivery in late summer/early fall 2008. -
23. Silverwhite (Silverskin) - May or may not be available this year. -
24. Purple Glazer (Glazed Purple Stripe) - May or may not be available this year. -

Stronger Flavored Garlics

30. Ajo Rojo (Creole) - Order Now for delivery in late summer/early fall 2008. -
31. Lorz Italian (Artichoke)- Sorry, Not Available this year. -
32. California Late (Artichoke)- May or May Not be Available this year. -
33. Metechi (Marbled Purple Stripe)- Probably Available in 2008. -
34. German Red (Rocambole) - Available in 2008 only in assortments. -

35. Carpathian (Rocambole)- May or May Not be Available in 2008. -
36. Northern White (Porcelain)- Order Now for delivery in late summer/early fall 2008. -
37. Killarney Red(Rocambole) - Available in 2007 only in assortments. -
38. Romanian Red (Porcelain)- Order Now for delivery in late summer/early fall 2008. -
39. Music (Porcelain) - Order Now for delivery in late summer/early fall 2008. -

40. Spanish Roja (Rocambole)- Order Now for delivery in late summer/early fall 2008. -
41. Georgian Fire (Porcelain)- Available in 2008 only in assortments. -
42. Polish Hardneck (Porcelain)- Not Available this year. -
43. Rosewood (Porcelain)- Sorry, Sold Out. -
44. Zemo (Porcelain)- May or may not be available this year - check back later. -
45. Asian Tempest (Asiatic)- Order Now for delivery in late summer/early fall 2008. -
46. German White (AKA German Extra Hardy) (Porcelain)- Order Now for delivery in late summer/early fall 2008. -
47. German Stiffneck (Porcelain)- Order Now for delivery in late summer/early fall 2008. -


Limited availability of some varieties may necessitate Substitution, But we'll try to get you an equivalent alternative.

Elephant Garlic Cloves (the Great-Headed Garlic Leek)

99. Elephant Garlic - Order Now for delivery in late summer/early fall 2008. -

Choose Elephant garlic Size/Price.


Do you want to pre-pay your order?


Quantity:
After ordering, use your back arrow key to return to this point, otherwise the secure shopping cart will return you to our home page.

- Order Now for delivery in late summer/early fall 2008. -

Elephant garlic is sold as whole bulbs early in the season and later on as loose individual cloves without the basal plates and hardneck stubs as they add useless weight and elephant garlic naturally separates that way anyway - $16. per pound.

All weights and sizes are approximate, not guaranteed, since all garlic shrinks in size and loses weight with storage - It weighed over a pound when it left here.

Our secure shopping cart/card processing gateway charges all cards at the time of the sale and we can't change that. That's good for our customers because the earliest paid orders get the best selection. Last year there were shortages caused by weather-related crop failures all over the country and only the early orders got filled as we had to cancel about 100 orders that came in later and turned away around 300 more. Early payment gives you your best opportunity to get the best bulbs of the varieties you want.

If you find this intolerable, please use the shopping cart to place a telephone order and in the customer comments section request that I call or email you when the garlic is ready to ship immediately. You can replace your credit/debit card order at that time, if we still have garlic available, and the system will remember your name, address, etc. so you won't have to re-type it. I receive a copy of all telephone and mail orders the shopping cart prints for customers. It's not a guarantee but we usually have garlic long after most growers are sold out but not always. Getting the garlics you want can be an uncertain thing and we try to improve your odds of getting what you want.

Various Sampler Assortments

Not everyone wants to buy a whole pound of every kind of garlic, so we have put together some sampler assortments in order for you can try several different kinds of garlic in a pound. Bulbs in the Assorted variety packs will be slightly smaller bulbs, so we can give the customer the most varieties. You get more different kinds with a two or three pound order, depending on availability.

Click on names below to Buy these Sampler Assortments.

51. Assortment #1 - One pound - All mild varieties. - -

52. Assortment #2 - One pound - All medium varieties.

53. Assortment #3 - One pound - All strong varieties.

54. Assortment #4 - Gardener's/Gourmet's Delight.
One pound of A Prime Mix of mild, medium and strong. Some will harvest early, some will harvest late and some will store for almost a year until your new early crop is ready (You may never run out of good garlic again!) - all based on availability. Total of one pound of bulbs consisting of from three to six different kinds of garlic from the above varieties as well as others.

55. Assortment #5 - All hardneck varieties. - Cold winter Gardener's Delight-
One pound - Prime mix of cold winter hardneck varieties for the Northern states and other cold winter areas.

56. Assortment #6 - All warm winter varieties. - -
One pound - Prime mix of special warm winter varieties for the Southern states, Texas, California and other warm winter areas.

57. Assortment #7 - A Special Assortment of Rare Creole Garlics. - -
One pound - Prime mix of nothing but fabulous rare Creole varieties for gourmets everywhere and gardeners in the Southern states, Texas, California and other warm winter areas - Limited Availability.

Click on names to Buy these Sampler Assortments.

Each Variety will come in its own clearly marked bag so you can tell them apart.

The minimum order quantity is one pound of garlic; however, you may order as many additional pounds as you wish over that amount (except for Creoles or other limited varieties). Additional pounds add two dollars each to the S&H charge.

Shipping and Handling

A fee of $8.00 is charged for each shipment of one pound of garlic; add two additional dollars for each pound, or any fraction of a pound, over the first pound ordered.

For example, if your order is 2 pounds, the charge is $10.00 and if you order 3 pounds, the charge is $12.00, etc. This rate applies to all 50 United States.

All items in any order will be shipped as a single unit and at the same time, unless otherwise specified by the customer and separate shipping charges paid for each shipment.

- Pickled Garlic, Books, Etc. -

Click Here to see our new line of Pickled/Marinated Garlic.


Ron's book cover Growing Great Garlic
by Ron Engeland
Quantity:

Click here or on image to see our new line of Garlic Lovers Apparel.
Stylish T-Shirts, Caps, Aprons and more - all with a garlic theme.

If you don't see what you want, E-Mail us!

Basic Order Information

On either this Boutique page or the Varieties page you can click on the name of any garlic and get a picture and/or a detailed description of that variety and a shopping cart button you can click on to buy. Just select how many pounds you want of which varieties and of what size and use our shopping cart and your credit card to buy on line.

You can also use the shopping cart to pay by check for mail order because it will print out an order form for you to mail - saving you a lot of writing.

You can also use it to prepare and summarize your order on an order form to have in front of you when call us - and you can print it out and keep a written copy for your records.


Since we would like you to experience the joys of these delectable garlics and accessories, we have tried to make the buying process as simple, secure and convenient as possible. Just call us at 1-325-348-3049 and tell us what you want and we'll confirm availability and price and get your credit card number and expiration date over the phone and we'll ship your garlic as soon as we can.

An important note - we would never give away or sell our customer list to anyone without the prior consent of each customer involved. I have received many unwanted sales solicitations because companies have sold my name to other organizations without my permission and I would not treat others in this way.

Another way is to E-Mail us and tell us what you want. We will confirm price and availability by return e-mail and arrange payment. That way we both have a written record we can refer back to.

    • Our mailing address is:
    • Gourmet Garlic Gardens
    • 12300 FM 1176
    • Bangs, Texas 76823-4808


Since we set up to accept credit cards, it's doubly important to assure confidentiality of personal and financial information. The Shopping Cart is on a seperate, secure website and the actual credit card transactions are on a third, secure website. The shopping cart and payment gateway automatically charges all cards at the time the order is placed. It is an automated process that we can't interfere with.

Disclaimer

Garlic, like most natural plants is more than a plant and serves as an ecosystem for myriad microscopic lifeforms, some of which are called plant pathogens or pests. Plant pathogens or pests may or may not manifest symptoms we can perceive with our five senses. We do not knowlingly sell or plant garlic that we think is contaminated - nor will we knowingly buy it from others but sometimes it can fool even the best observer.

We make no guarantees or warranties of any kind whatsoever, expressed or implied, with respect to our garlic. We do not guarantee or warrant the fitness, suitability or useability of our garlic for any particular purpose. We do not guarantee our garlic to be disease free nor do we claim it to be Certified Disease Free Planting Stock. We state only that the varieties we ship are to the best of our knowledge, the varieties we say they are. Any and all liability from all causes is limited to a refund of a customer's payment.

We and our growers take great care to grow, harvest, cure and store our garlic properly and we will not knowingly ship garlic that is damaged, defective or diseased in any way we can see, feel or smell. We pack the garlic so as to minimize any probability of damage in shipment. If; however, you receive defective garlic, please e-mail us immediately stating the problem and return the defective garlic to us within 15 days via Priority US Mail and we will replace it at no additional charge, or refund your money. It is our desire to provide our customers with the best garlic we can produce and enhance our reputation for excellence - but we cannot be held responsible for what happens after the garlic leaves our care.

All products are for sale to United States addresses only. We are not familiar with import-export laws and do not wish to engage in foreign trade at this time. All sales are made in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas and Texas law applies to all sales. Every state has different laws and we cannot know them all. If your state has some regulation against the importing of garlic or other fresh foods, it is your responsibility to be aware of these laws and act accordingly.


More TO COME...

Garlic Books, Garlic Accessories and Gardening Tools, Etc.





Pic of our Davis Instruments weather center in the garden.


NEW - Added May 30, 2007 - Pictures of our Fabulous wildflowers this spring. -

Bob Phillips' Texas Country Reporter did a story on me and the garlic for their long running TV program -
click here to see the 6:28 video on youtube:




Picture of the Garlicmeister playing his Indian flute.

Bob Anderson
Garlicmeister, a self-inflicted title for amusement only.

Photo courtesy of Bill Yeates.


[ Our Home Page ] [ Online Catalog ] [ Garlic Overview ] [ 40 Varieties ] [ Growing Garlic ] [ Cooking with Garlic ] [ Chemistry of Garlic ] [ Garlic Pills & Oils, Etc. ] [ Health Benefits ] [ Links ] [ FAQ's ] [ How to Order ]

[ Sampler Assortments ] [ Pickle & Preserve Garlic ] [ Artichoke (Softneck) Garlics ] [ Asiatic Garlics ] [ Creole Garlics ] [ Porcelain Garlics ] [ Purple Stripe Garlics ] [ Rocambole Garlics ] [ Silverskin (Softneck) Garlics ]

[ Pickled Snacks ] [ Growing Garlic in the South, CA & TX ] [ Tour our Garlic Garden ] [ Paint Rock Pictographs ] [ Newsletter ] [ Garlic is Life Symposia ] [ Good Growers Wanted ] [ About Us ] [ Spring 2001 ] [ Spring 2007 ]


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