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  • Creole Garlic, Cuban Purple

    Nov 22, 2023

    CREOLE GARLIC, Cuban Purple Allium sativum var. sativum FULL SUN The Creole Group of garlics is most valued because they are well suited to hot southern growing climates and tolerant of early-season heat and drought. At one time they were known as Southern Continental (referring to the European Continent) and many of the cultivars grown in the United States today originated in Spain. In the Southwest, these garlics are known as “Mexican Purple”. Creoles have fine taste and are good storers. Though the bulbs are not large, the exquisite flavor of the cloves more than makes up for the size. The bulbs and cloves are incredibly beautiful with clove skins in a range of shades of deep reddish purple. Cuban Purple was introduced into the United States in

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  • Porcelain Garlic, Rosewood – 4 oz

    Oct 24, 2023

    PORCELAIN GARLIC, Rosewood Allium Sativum FULL SUN Porcelain Garlics are hardnecks. Most varieties have pure white skins and cloves so large that they are often mistaken for elephant garlic. The individual cloves are usually crystal white, hence the name Porcelain. Porcelain Garlics produce the tallest plants of all garlic cultivars. Some Porcelain plants can reach a height of 7 feet. Each bulb contains 4-6 giant cloves with 4 cloves being the norm. The cloves are arranged in a single layer – no small interior cloves and the cloves are easy to peel. Unlike most hardnecks, Porcelains are fairly good storers. The plants are very, very cold hardy, flourishing in Hardiness Zones1-4, but surprisingly the Porcelains also grow well in warmer climates. Porcelains, more than any other garlic

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  • Marbled Purple Striped Garlic, Bzenec – 4 oz

    Sep 16, 2023

    MARBLED PURPLE STRIPED GARLIC, Bzenec – Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon FULL SUN The Marbled Purple Striped Garlics are an intriguing group. While the plants are more similar to Purple Stripes, the bulbs can easily be mistaken for Rocamboles. When broken apart, the bulbs display characteristics of both Rocamboles and Purple Stripes. Bulb wrappers tend to be mottles rather than striped, and most strains have only 4-7 cloves per bulb. Bzenec, AKA Bzenec Blue comes from the Czech town of Bzenec which is located near the Austrian border in Czechoslavakia. This garlic is the oldest “officially registered” garlic in Czechoslavakia. Bzenec was brought to the United States by respected New York garlic collector, Dr. Boris Andrst. Bzenec is very hot and spicy when consumed raw and retains

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  • Creole Garlic, Aglio Rosso – 4 oz

    Nov 14, 2020

    NEW! CREOLE GARLIC, Aglio Rosso Allium Sativum FULL SUN The Creole Group of garlics is most valued because they are well suited to hot southern growing climates and tolerant of early-season heat and drought. At one time they were known as Southern Continental (referring to the European Continent) and many of the cultivars grown in the United States today originated in Spain. In the Southwest, these garlics are known as “Mexican Purple”. Creoles have fine taste and are good storers. Though the bulbs are not large, the exquisite flavor of the cloves more than makes up for the size. The bulbs and cloves are incredibly beautiful with clove skins in a range of shades of deep reddish purple. Aglio Rosso is a fairly new introduction to the United

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  • Turban Garlic, Red Janice – 4 oz

    Nov 14, 2020

    NEW! TURBAN GARLIC, Red Janice Allium Sativum FULL SUN Turbans are so named because of the shape of their flower head which forms at the end of the ‘scape’ they produce. The Turban plants do not look very robust. The stems are short, and the leaves are spaced far apart giving the plant a straggly appearance. It is not unusual for the stems to bend at the soil level and topple over as harvest time approaches. The word best associated with Turbans is earliest. These garlics should be the first to be harvested, sometimes 3-4 weeks before the other garlics. Harvesting should take place as soon as the top two leaves begin to turn. They also have the shortest storage capability, but they are

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  • Purple Striped Garlic, Shatili – 4 oz

    Nov 14, 2020

    PURPLE STRIPED GARLIC, Shatili Allium sativum FULL SUN The Standard Purple Striped Garlics are so named because of the beautiful, deep purple streaks and blotches on both bulb wrappers and clove skins. They are among the most flavorful of all garlics. Most strains have 8-12 cloves per bulb. Cloves are quite tall and crescent-shaped. They store longer than the Rocamboles and are almost as easy to peel. Shatili was collected in 1986, at an elevation of 4750 feet near Shatili in the Republic of Georgia. It is a richly flavored garlic and a good storer. Shatili is a reliable producer. Each bulb produces 8-10 cloves.

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  • Porcelain Garlic, Leningrad – 4 oz

    Nov 14, 2020

    NEW! PORCELAIN GARLIC, Leningrad Allium Sativum FULL SUN Porcelain Garlics are hardnecks. Most varieties have pure white skins and cloves so large that they are often mistaken for elephant garlic. The individual cloves are usually crystal white, hence the name Porcelain. Porcelain Garlics produce the tallest plants of all garlic cultivars. Some Porcelain plants can reach a height of 7 feet. Each bulb contains 4-6 giant cloves with 4 cloves being the norm. The cloves are arranged in a single layer – no small interior cloves and the cloves are easy to peel. Unlike most hardnecks, Porcelains are fairly good storers. The plants are very, very cold hardy, flourishing in Hardiness Zones1-4, but surprisingly the Porcelains also grow well in warmer climates. Porcelains, more than any other garlic cultivars,

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  • Marbled Purple Striped Garlic, Siberian – 4 oz

    Jul 25, 2020

    NEW! MARBLED PURPLE STRIPED GARLIC, Siberian Allium Sativum FULL SUN Siberian is an exceptional garlic. With the exception of its alliin content, it does not excel in any one capability, but it performs well with regard to all factors associated with garlic’s great attributes. It is vigorous, it produces large bulbs with large cloves. It stores well. It is among the better tasting Purple Striped Garlics, and more than most hardnecks, it grows well in mild winter climates. This garlic, as its name indicates, came from Siberia. Alaskan fishermen obtained the garlic while trading green leafy vegetables with subsistence farmers from eastern Siberia who diet consisted exclusively of root vegetables and animal protein. Siberian produces 5-7 cloves per bulb.

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  • Rocambole Garlic, Killarney Red – 4 oz

    Jun 08, 2020

    NEW! ROCAMBOLE GARLIC, Killarney Red Allium Sativum 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. 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 with potash and phosphate before planting. Plant the cloves 1-2 in. deep and 4-6 in. apart in rows separated by 12-18 in. Harvest in mid-summer when 2/3 of the stalk

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  • Creole Garlic, Rose Du Lautrec – 4 oz

    Jun 08, 2020

    NEW! CREOLE GARLIC, Rose Du Lautrec Allium Sativum FULL SUN Rose Du Lautrec is the legendary “Pink Garlic” of France. It has been grown for centuries in southwestern France where legend has it that a traveling merchant could not pay for his dinner and so offered to trade the rare, stunningly colored garlic. It is the clove wrappers that are pink, not the cloves themselves which are creamy white. This garlic is well known in France but very rare in the United States. The bulbs produce 8-10 cloves and have good flavor.

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