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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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  • Turban Garlic, Chinese Purple – 4 oz

    Jan 24, 2017

    TURBAN GARLIC, Chinese Purple – 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. Chinese Purple has very colorful bulbs with deep purple skins. Strong, memorable flavor, and certainly one of the most beautiful garlics you will ever find. 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

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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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  • 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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