LIKE a fine wine there are many notes to Australian garlic and Stanthorpe farmers are bagging the best flavours.

Trying to get away from the basic white cloves overrunning the market, Kym and Strachan Wilson grow a variety of garlic bulbs tailored for the Queensland consumer.

The Tarfoot Farm owners said it's important for consumers to understand the different types of garlic.

"Consumers need to be educated and shown the different types of garlics. They have different flavours and intensities," Kym Wilson said.

"Garlic from the supermarket, is just that, there's so much more to garlic," she said.

Unexpected, the vegetable can produce different flavours, some even having a spicy kick.

"Supermarket garlic is very mild, then there are stronger tastes, some giving heat like chilli and others can be quite creamy," Strachan Wilson said.

"We wanted some variates to grow early and some to grow late and to provide a flavour more suited for the Australian palate," he said

At the moment the duo grow three varieties of garlic that are developed to grow in Queensland climate.

Two bulbs come from the Gatton Institute, the South Glen and Glen Large which have been adapted to grow to specific day lengths, agriculture science of Queensland Dr Stephen Harper said .

"The Glen Large regularly produces large cloves under short-day conditions, making it ideal for Queensland tropical climate," Dr Harper said.

"We have good lines of garlic in Queensland and that comes from farmers selecting higher quality cloves to replant," he said.

According to the Australian Garlic Producers, 95 per cent of Australia's garlic is imported from China.

"All growers will tell you it's very difficult to compete with imported goods, especially coming from a place with very little regulations," Mrs Wilson said.

Often sprayed with chemicals banned in Australia, imported products are bleached and treated before coming into the country.

Selling their crop direct to consumers the Stanthorpe farmers are under less pressure than most growers.

"We grow to order and produce close to one tonne of garlic each year," Mrs Wilson said.