Details on Growing Music Garlic

• Type: hardneck porcelain (continental garlic)
• Color: 
  • shiny white sheath
  • pink-tinged clove skins
• Maturity: ?
• Size:
  • 2″ and larger diameter bulbs
  • 4-6 very large cloves per bulb
• Yield: 
• Taste:
  • great classic garlic flavor
  • slightly spicy
  • incredibly flavorful
• Disease or Environmental Tolerance:
  • “Disease resistant” per Peaceful Valley Farm 
  • susceptible to Stem & Bulb Nematodes
  • Temperatures: very cold hardy

Notes:

• very easy to grow
• one of the most popular types to grow
• easy to peel!

Sources: (where to buy)

• Peaceful Valley Farm

Results from My Garden with Music Garlic:

• This is our favorite garlic to grow. Large cloves that are easy to peel are the biggest reasons – and it has wonderful flavor
• 2010-2011: first year of stem & bulb nematode infection
• 2014-201: testing wider spacing (6×12) against 6×6

Season	source	Planted	Qty	spacing	Harvested	days	Qty	lbs	avg size	disease
2007-2008	PVFS	11/24	?	12×16″	6/?	~182days	no records kept			one top-set
2010-2011	PVFS	10/13	3 heads = 10 cloves	4×14″	5/18	217days	7heads	no record		S&B (30%)
2011-2012	PVFS	11/19	24 cloves	4×18″	6/2	196days	19heads	3.8 lbs	3.3 oz	S&B (20%)
		11/28	8 cloves	6×6″	6/2	187days	9heads	3.5 lbs	6.2 oz
2013-2014	PVFS	11/8	50 cloves	5×6″	6/14	218days	36heads	2.1 lbs	0.9oz	S&B (28%)
2014-2015	PVFS	10/24	10 cloves	6×12″						test
			40 cloves	6×6″						control