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Jul 223 min read
What To Plant After Your Garlic is Harvested
This time of year, I often get asked about what can be planted in your garden after your garlic is harvested. This a pretty complicated...
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mntvalleyorganics
Feb 182 min read
Late Winter and Early Spring Care
It's mid-February here on the farm and we've had a relatively mild Winter so far. Currently our snow cover has been melted off for...
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mntvalleyorganics
Aug 23, 20233 min read
Preparing Garlic For Storage
Hello Friends! It is late August here on the farm and we're busy with all aspects of harvesting crops, slogging through the last of the...
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mntvalleyorganics
Jun 17, 20236 min read
Green Manure and Cover Crops
It's nearing the Summer Solstice and the garlic is beginning to dry down and the bulbs are all quickly swelling. While we are waiting...
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mntvalleyorganics
Jun 1, 20232 min read
Harvesting & Curing Your Garlic Harvest
Your garlic is ready to harvest when about 50% of the leaves have dried. Depending on your soil texture you may need to use a pitchfork...
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mntvalleyorganics
May 21, 20233 min read
Getting Ready For Harvest Season
Depending on your growing zone you can expect to harvest your garlic anywhere from mid-May to mid-July. Here in Northeast Washington...
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mntvalleyorganics
Apr 16, 20233 min read
Spring Garlic Care - What to do for success!
It's finally Spring here in Northeast Washington. After 6 months of snow cover, our garden has finally melted off and the garlic has...
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mntvalleyorganics
Aug 20, 20222 min read
New Inventory
August Newsletter - Inventory Update Hello Friends! We are cleaning garlic, evaluating trialed varieties, and updating our final...
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mntvalleyorganics
Aug 5, 20223 min read
August Newsletter
August is a busy month around here. Every aspect of our farm is in overdrive, and we are loving every minute of it. Currently we spend a...
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mntvalleyorganics
Jul 6, 20223 min read
July Newsletter - It's harvest time, now what?
JULY NEWSLETTER Hello Friends! Thank you to everyone who purchased garlic scapes. We are currently sold out of scapes and now beginning...
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mntvalleyorganics
Jun 4, 20222 min read
June 2022 Newsletter
Hello Friends, how is your garlic growing? Our plants are looking great and the early varieties have scapes just starting to poke their...
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mntvalleyorganics
May 10, 20221 min read
May 2022 Newsletter
Hello Friends! The growing season is off to a slow start here in Northeast Washington but it hasn't seemed to phase the garlic. The...
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