The various cultivars of garlic are classified into ten horticultural groups: Artichoke, Asiatic, Creole,Glazed Purple Stripe, Marbled Purple Stripe, Porcelain, Standard Purple Stripe, Rocambole, Silverskin, and Turban. Each horticultural group and each cultivar within the group has particular characteristics. Some groups are classified as hardnecks as they have a woody stem that grows through the […]
An Introduction Hardneck garlics are unique in that they need a period of cold to break their dormancy and begin to grow. The easiest way to do that is to plant it in the fall. That’s right, you plant your garlic crop when all the harvesting is done in your garden and you think it […]
The nitty-gritty – spring and summer So, you got your garlic into the ground back in October and now you are watching the snow fall. Like all gardeners and farmers, you are probably waiting for spring, dreaming of what you will plant while you peruse the new seed catalogues and seed company websites. And like […]
Scapes – a delightful bonus Once you have harvested your scapes, they can be used in a number of ways. They are a delightful bonus – an early taste of your garlic crop, a way to enjoy fresh garlic earlier in the season. Scapes, chopped into short lengths make a wonderful addition to stir-fries and […]
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BULBS AND BULBILS?At the most basic level, bulbs are the underground part of the garlic, which are cloved, and bulbils arethe small, uncloved parts found at the top of the “flower stem”, which is called a scape.Bulbils can vary in size from the size of a grain of rice to […]