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  • Marbled Purple Striped Garlic, Purple Glazer – 4 oz

    Jan 24, 2017

    MARBLED PURPLE STRIPED GARLIC, Purple Glazer – Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon FULL SUN Native to south-central Asia, garlic was probably domesticated from a single variety, Allium longicuspis, thousands of years ago. Today the plant is grown on every continent except Antarctica. Marbled Purple Striped, Purple Glazer is similar to Red Rezan. This garlic has large, fat cloves. It originated in the Republic of Georgia and was called Mchadidzhvari #1. Garlic is best when planted in the fall, but can be planted in the spring as soon as the ground can be worked. If planting in the fall, plant 30 days before the ground freezes and mulch with straw or alfalfa hay if possible. Garlic must have some exposure to cold for several weeks or it will not

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  • Marbled Purple Striped Garlic, Khabar – 4 oz

    Jan 24, 2017

    MARBLED PURPLE STRIPED GARLIC, Khabar – Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon FULL SUN Native to south-central Asia, garlic was probably domesticated from a single variety, Allium longicuspis, thousands of years ago. Today the plant is grown on every continent except Antarctica. Marbled Purple Stripe, Khabar, was collected from Khabarofsk, Siberia by Alaskan grower, Bob Ellis. This garlic is mild and creamy baked, nice flavor raw finishing with a mild heat and burst of flavor. Garlic is best when planted in the fall, but can be planted in the spring as soon as the ground can be worked. If planting in the fall, plant 30 days before the ground freezes and mulch with straw or alfalfa hay if possible. Garlic must have some exposure to cold for several weeks

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  • Marbled Purple Striped Garlic, Pskem – 4 oz

    Jan 24, 2017

    MARBLED PURPLE STRIPED GARLIC, Pskem – Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon FULL SUN Native to south-central Asia, garlic was probably domesticated from a single variety, Allium longicuspis, thousands of years ago. Today the plant is grown on every continent except Antarctica. Marbled Purple Striped, Pskem was discovered by John Swenson in the Pskem River Valley of Uzbekistan. There are only 2-4 cloves per richly colored bulb. Garlic is best when planted in the fall, but can be planted in the spring as soon as the ground can be worked. If planting in the fall, plant 30 days before the ground freezes and mulch with straw or alfalfa hay if possible. Garlic must have some exposure to cold for several weeks or it will not bulb. Amend the soil

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  • Purple Striped Garlic, Persian Star – 4 oz

    Jan 24, 2017

    PURPLE STRIPED GARLIC, Persian Star – Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon FULL SUN Native to south-central Asia, garlic was probably domesticated from a single variety, Allium longicuspis, thousands of years ago. Today the plant is grown on every continent except Antarctica. Purple Striped, Persian Star is one of the prettiest of the garlics available. Buff brown cloves covered with vividly colored clove skin, purple streaked. Flavor is mildly spicy. Introduced into the US by John Swenson after he purchased the garlic at an Uzbekistan bazaar in Samarkand in the 1980’s. Garlic is best when planted in the fall, but can be planted in the spring as soon as the ground can be worked. If planting in the fall, plant 30 days before the ground freezes and mulch with

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  • Purple Striped Garlic, Chesnok Red – 4 oz

    Jan 24, 2017

    PURPLE STRIPED GARLIC, Chesnok Red – Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon FULL SUN Native to south-central Asia, garlic was probably domesticated from a single variety, Allium longicuspis, thousands of years ago. Today the plant is grown on every continent except Antarctica. Purple Stripe, Chesnok Red is from Shvelisi in the Republic of Georgia. This outstanding garlic is perhaps the most consistent of any of the varieties offered. The large bulbs average 9-10 cloves. Flavor is excellent. Garlic is best when planted in the fall, but can be planted in the spring as soon as the ground can be worked. If planting in the fall, plant 30 days before the ground freezes and mulch with straw or alfalfa hay if possible. Garlic must have some exposure to cold for

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  • Every Cook’s Dream – Garlic Varieties with the Largest Cloves

    Aug 16, 2019 Categories: Annuals, Bulbs, Garlic, Growing Instructions, Perennials, Seeding the Future, Uncategorized, Vegetables

    Georgian Crystal Garlic Every Cook’s Dream - Garlic Varieties with the Largest Cloves Harvesting History’s garlic comes from Upstate New York and the Oshkanogan Valley of Washington State. Both farms are certified nematode-free and organic. Our supplier in Washington State has been organic for 24 years. Our supplier in Upstate New York has been organic for 14 years. This year an extremely rare amalgamation of meteorological circumstances happened this spring to produce the best growing conditions for garlic in many, many decades. The spring was incredibly wet and this was followed by a somewhat drier and cooler early-to-mid summer. The garlic LOVED this and most varieties have produced the biggest individual cloves I have ever seen. For those of you who are seasoned garlic growers, you know to plant the largest

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