Planting Garlic

Begin planting your garlic bulbs around the first frost. Be sure and amend the soil with a quality compost, spreading 1 to 2 inches of compost over the entire planting area and work it into the first few inches of soil. Break apart cloves from the bulb a few days before planting but keep the papery husk on each individual clove. Plant cloves 4 to 8 inches apart and 2 inches deep, in their upright position.

The garlic available at the nursery are all hardneck, certified organic, and non-gmo:

Red Russian:

• Hardneck variety, Purple Stripe

• Rocambole garlics have purple bulb wrappers and easy-to-peel brownish clove covers.

• Robust & very hardy

• Grows well in Northern States

• 8-10 Med/Large Cloves/Bulb

Killarney

• Hardneck variety, Rocambole

• Does better than most in wet conditions

• Garlic flavor: Easy-to-peel cloves and strong and nutty flavor makes it a favorite for foodies and chefs

• Averages 9 cloves per bulb

Italian Purple

• Hardneck variety, Deep Purple Stripe, Rocambole

• Garlic flavor: Sweet and delicate mild flavor and large easy-to-peel cloves

• Perfect for planting in northern climates

• 8-12 cloves per bulb

Chesnok

• Hardneck variety, Purple Stripe, Rocambole

• Robust, very hardy

• 9-12 Med/Large Cloves/Bulb

German White

• Hardneck Garlic, Porcelain

• Robust & very hardy

• Grows well in northern climates

• Garlic flavor: Rich, garlicky, strong, robust with easy-to-peel jumbo cloves which are easy to use in the kitchen

• 4-6 Large Cloves/Bulb