garnet brook farm

tiny hillside orchard in Willington, CT

Updated August 16 2026.
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Farmstand at the corner of Mihaliak Rd and Mihaliak Rd Ext. (Map)

2027 will be the first year of the farmstand.

Online: books, products, seeds

Apios americana, groundnut, 'Hockanum forage'
Marigold 'Mr. Majestic'

Cultivar Catalog

Asparagus

Lily family. Beach lover. Umm...many varieties trialing! Ideas: Plant with tomato, they are supposed to repel eachothers pests. Plant with saffron, I could plant a row of saffron bulbs between asparagus beds. What kind of tool is best to harvest asparagus? Score: vigor, thickness, resistances, flavor, color.

Asparagus (Argenteuil)

Asparagus (Sweet purple)

Asparagus (UC 72)

Asparagus (UC 157 F1)

Asparagus (UC 157 F2)

Asparagus (Mary Washington)

Asparagus (Purple passion)

Asparagus (Atlas)

Asparagus (Apollo)

Asparagus (Millenium)

Asparagus (Jersey Supreme)

Asparagus (Jersey Knight)

Asparagus (Spartacus)