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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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  • Rocambole Garlic, Carpathian – 4 oz

    Jun 08, 2020

    NEW! ROCAMBOLE GARLIC, Carpathian 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 has

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  • The Rocambole Garlic – Ontario Purple Trillium

    Aug 06, 2018 Categories: Annuals, Garlic, Growing Instructions, Seeding the Future, Vegetables

        The Rocambole Garlic – Ontario Purple Trillium ONTARIO PURPLE TRILLIUM Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About GARLIC!! On Tuesday, July 24, 2018, we began a newsletter series on garlic which will span 8 newsletters in total, and by the end of this series you will have learned all you ever wanted to know (and then some) about garlic. For those of you who are about to click on the Unsubscribe Button, please don’t! The reason we are dedicating so much writing to garlic is that it can be grown almost anywhere in the US, it is easy, dependable and fascinating to grow, and it is one of the healthiest vegetables you can consume. In grocery stores and health food markets, you can only find a few different

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  • Rocambole Garlic, German Red – 4 oz

    Sep 26, 2017

    ROCAMBOLE GARLIC, German Red – Allium sativum var. 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. German Red comes from German Farmers in Idaho. The large bulbs are deep reddish-brown. The cloves are light brown tipped with purple. Raw, German Red is one of the hottest tasting Rocamboles. When cooked, it has a strong garlicky 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

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  • Rocambole Garlic, Spanish Roja – 4 oz

    Jan 24, 2017

    ROCAMBOLE GARLIC, Spanish Roja - 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. Spanish Roja is also known as “Greek” or “Greek Blue”. This variety was brought to Portland, Oregon before 1900. Spanish Roja does not do well in mild winter climates. Its flavor is considered the standard by which all garlic is measured. 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

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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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