Happy National Garlic Lovers Day!
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How fitting that National Garlic Lovers Day is in October, during Garlic planting season, and while we're still enjoying this year's harvest! We can never have enough Garlic, and homegrown Garlic makes us doubly happy. Need new ideas for celebrating this holiday? Visit our Garlic Recipes Pinterest Board!
There's plenty of time to plant your 2023 Garlic harvest now, as the days are getting cooler and frost is near. Garlic cloves need just enough time to set down roots before the ground freezes for the winter. Those cloves will sprout in spring for a bountiful summer harvest. The heads and cloves of fall-planted Garlic typically grow larger than those planted in the spring, which have to play catch-up.
Planting Garlic for the first time? Find everything you need to know HERE. Scroll down for our selection Garlic for fall planting!
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Five Garlic Varieties for Fall Planting
There are two types of Garlic: HARDNECKS and SOFTNECKS. Hardnecks send up a stiff flower stalk and are more cold hardy than softnecks. Hardnecks should only be planted in fall, while softnecks can be planted in spring and fall.
We have five varieties of Garlic available for fall planting. We urge you to try them all so you can taste-test their distinctive flavors and discover your own personal favorites.
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This Italian HARDNECK's white bulbs are up to 3½" wide with up to seven huge, easy-to-peel cloves each. Easy to grow, it's early-maturing, with a sweet, pungent flavor. It's perfect for roasting!
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A silverskin bred in the Pacific Northwest and adaptable to most climates, this strong-flavored, late-maturing, heirloom SOFTNECK yields 15-24 rose-streaked, easy-to-peel cloves per head.
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This Italian import is vigorous, widely adaptable and quite prolific, producing large, milky-white, thick-skinned bulbs with light purple stripes at its base and up to 20 plump cloves. Easy to braid with soft main stalks without flowers, this SOFTNECK can store up to 10 months.
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Best grown in colder climates, this mid-season heirloom HARDNECK has a swoon-worthy full, Garlic taste. A gorgeous bulb with 7 to 13 garnet-red cloves, it peels easily~just press each clove free of its papery skin. Savor quickly, for it does not store well.
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A German heirloom, this HARDNECK is vigorous with large, juicy bulbs and 8 to 12, easy-to-peel cloves. It is light brown with a purple-tinged base. Often producing double sets, it is prized for its spicy, rich flavor. Use this variety shortly after harvest, for it does not store well.
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