• Music Garlic – heirloom, non-GMO from Inherited Seeds
  • Music Garlic, known as Lehsun in Hindi
  • Music Garlic (Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon)
  • Music Garlic – Poondu in Tamil, heirloom
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Music Hardneck Garlic

Music Hardneck Garlic

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Music Garlic · Heirloom · Porcelain Hardneck · Naturally Grown · Non-GMO · Cold-Hardy

Music is one of the most popular gourmet garlics in North America, and for good reason. This porcelain hardneck produces big, handsome bulbs with just 4–6 jumbo cloves wrapped in thick white skins tinged with pink. The flavor is hot and spicy raw, mellowing to rich and aromatic when cooked. It's extremely cold-hardy and stores for many months.

Why Grow Music Garlic?

  • Jumbo, easy-peel cloves, just 4–6 per bulb
  • Rich, hot, aromatic flavor; a chef favorite
  • Stores for 6–9 months
  • Extremely cold-hardy, zones 3–9
  • Bonus spring harvest of garlic scapes

Plant Profile

Botanical Name: Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon

Common Name: Music Garlic

Type: Heirloom porcelain hardneck

Crop: Seed garlic for planting

Bulb Color: White with pinkish blush; bulbs 2 in.+ across

Plant Habit: Upright, 2–3 ft, with curling scapes

Season: Plant in fall; harvest early to midsummer

Sun: Full sun

Days to Harvest: 8–9 months from fall planting

Planting Depth: 1–2 in., pointed tip up

Rooting: Roots form in fall; shoots emerge in early spring

Harvest: Dig when the lower 3–4 leaves turn brown

Garden Use: Garden beds, raised beds; best in zones 3–9

Culinary & Traditional Uses

Music's big cloves make prep fast. It's fiery raw and sweet and aromatic when roasted.

  • Roasted whole bulbs
  • Garlic rasam, kuzhambu and chutney
  • Ginger-garlic paste for biryani and curries
  • Aioli, pesto and garlic butter
  • Stir-fries and tadka
  • Garlic scapes in spring

How to Grow

Garlic is planted in fall and harvested the next summer.

  1. Plant in fall, 3–6 weeks before the ground freezes. In most of the US that's October to early November.
  2. Break bulbs into cloves on planting day, keeping their skins on. Plant the biggest cloves.
  3. Plant cloves pointed tip up, 1–2 in. deep and 4–6 in. apart, in rows 6–12 in. apart.
  4. Mulch with 4–6 in. of straw or shredded leaves once the ground starts to freeze.
  5. In spring, pull back heavy mulch, feed with compost and keep weeds down. Water weekly in dry spells.
  6. Snap off the curly scapes in early summer so energy goes into the bulbs, and cook them.
  7. Harvest when the lower 3–4 leaves turn brown, then cure in a dry, shaded, airy spot for 2–3 weeks.

What NOT To Do

  • Don't plant grocery-store garlic; it may be treated or unsuited to your climate
  • Don't plant in soggy soil
  • Don't separate cloves days ahead
  • Don't harvest late; bulbs split and store poorly

Regional & International Names

  • Hindi: Lehsun (लहसुन)
  • Tamil: Poondu (பூண்டு)
  • Telugu: Vellulli (వెల్లుల్లి)
  • Kannada: Bellulli (ಬೆಳ್ಳುಳ್ಳಿ)
  • Malayalam: Veluthulli (വെളുത്തുള്ളി)
  • Marathi: Lasun (लसूण)
  • Bengali: Rosun (রসুন)
  • Spanish: Ajo
  • Italian: Aglio

FAQ

How much garlic is in a pack?
About 1 lb, usually 10–12 bulbs with 4–6 large cloves each.

Where does Music come from?
It is named for Al Music, who brought it from Italy to Canada in the 1980s.

How long does it store?
Properly cured, Music keeps 6–9 months, longer than most hardnecks.

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