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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • The Most Famous of the Heirloom Garlics – The Striped Garlics

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

    The Marbled Purple Stripe Garlic – Pskem The Most Famous of the Heirloom Garlics - The Striped Garlics Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About GARLIC!! Few Americans have a great depth of understanding or knowledge of garlic. The garlic they encounter in the grocery store, usually California Select, orthe braided garlics they purchase at harvest festivals are they garlics that they know. Americans who have frequented garlic festivals have a slightly broader knowledge, and when they think of Heirloom Garlic, they are reminded of the striking, purple streaked bulbs that belong to the Striped Garlic family of cultivars. In America, the Striped Garlics are synonymous with Heirloom Garlic. The Striped Garlics comprise a numerous collection of cultivars which have been organized into three groups: Glazed Purple Stripe, Marbled Purple Stripe

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  • The Most Famous of the Heirloom Garlics – The Striped Garlics

    Aug 25, 2018 Categories: Annuals, Garlic, Growing Instructions, Seeding the Future, Vegetables

      THE MARBLED PURPLE STRIPE GARLIC - PSKEM 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 kinds of

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  • Truly Exotic Garlics – The Asiatics

    Aug 13, 2018 Categories: Annuals, Garlic, Growing Instructions, Seeding the Future, Vegetables

    ​ THE ASIATIC GARLIC – KOREAN MOUNTAIN 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 kinds of garlic,

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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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  • Glazed Purple Striped Garlic, Red Rezan – 4 oz

    Jan 24, 2017

    GLAZED PURPLE STRIPED GARLIC, Red Rezan Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon FULL SUN The Glazed Purple Striped Garlics receive their name from the color of their bulb and clove wrappers which are a royal purple tinged with a subtle shiny gold or silver blush which makes them shimmer in the sunlight. The cloves are slightly larger than Standard Purple Stripes and they mature earlier than Standard Purple Stripes. Red Rezan was collected by Klaus Pistrick in 1986 from Rezan, Russia, southeast of Moscow. It is similar in flavor to Purple Glazer with a strong lasting taste which is not hot and has no aftertaste. The bulbs and cloves have dark, rich purple wrappers tinged with gold. The bulbs usually have 8-10 cloves per bulb. Type Spacing Planting Depth Days to Germination Maturity Hardneck 4-6 in. 1-2 in. 14-21+ 180-270 "

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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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