Garlic

Artichoke Varieties
Softneck 9Strains

Award winning taste, great for roasting, good keepers, and huge bulbs. Not only biggest return per bulb, with 10-20 cloves per bulb, but the biggest bulb variety, consisting of very large outer cloves and small inner cloves. Also known commonly as ‘Italian’ or ‘Red’ garlic. Harvest is just after Asiatic and Turbans and before the others. Produces no scapes, easiest grown variety for most climates.    See strains

Porcelain Varieties Hardneck 10Strains

Considered most beautiful of the garlic varieties with their creamy ‘porcelain’ sheen. Very large, single layered symmetrical cloves that store well. Favored by connoisseurs  & chefs for their rich, earthy taste. Favored for medicinal uses with high allicin content. Harvest time is  mid to late season. Likes colder winters, but can perform well in all but the deep south. Produces large scapes that curl in haphazard ways then fully extend upright when left on the plant. They are often hard to tell apart from each other. Storage is very good when cured well. Production is less than other varieties with less clove count (usually 4-6 per bulb).  See strains

Purple Stripes Hardneck 11Strains

Sweetest baked garlic. Very colorful bulbs. Elongated, tall cloves. Typically smaller cloves than other varieties due to more cloves per bulb than Rocamboles, but peel almost as easily. Mid season harvest. Produces scapes. More spreading than upright. Prefers cooler winters, but generally performs well, even in more southern latitudes. Storage is longer than Rocamboles.  A sub-group, Marbled, have blotches of purple and tend to store slightly longer.  See strains

Rocamboles Hardneck 6Strains

Easy peel!  Average 7-10 tan colored cloves per bulb, typically rounded and blunt clove tips.  Very hot with incredible flavor. Excellent variety for pickling or dehydrating, grinding.

Does not grow well in warmer winter climates, prefers colder climates (try Purple Stripes instead in warmer climates).  Rocamboles are typically more challenging to grow because of their need for the best of growing conditions. Produces beautiful coiled scapes. Does not store as well as other varieties, so use before the holidays are over.  See strains

Asiatic/Turbans Hardneck 3Strains

*May grow softnecks in milder winters.

First garlic to sprout from the ground and first to harvest every year. Watch them closely near harvest. Does well in more arid regions, with good moisture maintained. Not a good storage variety, but excellent for early eating/market sales.

Absolutely beautiful variety, with scarcity in the market.  See strains

SilverSkins Softneck 2Strains

Silverskins harvest later than all our other garlics. Many times they will lodge (fall over) as they mature, due to soft, thin necks and foliage. Those very characteristics make them excellent for braiding and the BEST keepers of all.. Shiny tight bulb wrappers, with several layers of cloves, large cloves outside, smaller cloves inside, 10-20 per bulb. They also perform well in most of the US. They can be hot when grown in northern climates.

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