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Asiatic Garlic, Asian Tempest – 4 oz

The Asiatics, a hardneck subvariety of the Artichoke Garlics, are not well known in the US.  The plants are vigorous.  The bulbs are smaller than other artichokes, but the flavor is intense.  The bulbs are streaked and tend to mature very rapidly.  They should be harvested as soon as their leaves begin to turn brown.  One pound of bulbs averages 60 plants.

Asian Tempest was originally from South Korea and was introduced into the US by Horace Shaw of Oregon’s Sweetwater Farm in Oregon. It is the best-known Asiatic garlic cultivar grown today. Asian Tempest is very productive and reliable garlic, producing relatively few, but large cloves with good garlic flavor. The cloves are hot when raw, but the heat becomes milder and the flavor is greatly enhanced when cooked.

Asian Tempest has excellent depth of character that may approximate the best of the Purple Stripes. If harvested somewhat early, it stores exceptionally well.

Type Spacing Planting Depth HZ Maturation
Asiatics 6-8 in. 3-4 in. 5-9 180-240 Days
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Artichoke Garlic, Red Toch – 4 oz

Artichoke Garlic, a softneck variety, is so named because the overlapping clove configuration around the bulb resembles an artichoke.  The plants are vigorous and the bulbs are large.  These garlics usually do not produce a seedhead, but may produce bulbils which will protrude from the lower part of the stem.  Generally, Artichoke Garlics have 12-20 mildly flavored cloves.  The mild flavor makes them a favorite of individuals who enjoy eating raw garlic. With some strains, the flavor may be intensified by cold winter growing.  One pound of bulbs averages 80 plants.

Red Toch is also known as Tochliavri because in 1988, Peter Hanelt, from the Gatersleben Seed Bank in eastern Germany collected the garlic from a village in the Republic of Georgia named Tochliavri.

This garlic is a standout among the Artichoke Garlics. It has some heat, but not a lot and excellent, but not overpowering flavor and fragrance.

The outer cloves can be very large, and even the inner cloves have good size. I grow this garlic every year.  The bulbs are consistently huge and healthy.  I love the large cloves.  They are easy to cook with. My Red Toch usually produces 10-12 cloves per bulb, but most growers will tell you that 12-18 cloves per bulb is standard.

The bulb wrappers are glistening white, but the clove wrappers are tan with only the subtlest shades of pink or purple.  They are beautiful.

Type Spacing Planting Depth HZ Maturation
Artichoke 6-8 in. 3-4 in. 4-9 180-240 Days
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Artichoke Garlic, Inchelium Red – 4 oz

Artichoke Garlic, a softneck variety, is so named because the overlapping clove configuration around the bulb resembles an artichoke.  The plants are vigorous and the bulbs are large.  These garlics usually do not produce a seedhead, but may produce bulbils which will protrude from the lower part of the stem.  Generally, Artichoke Garlics have 12-20 mildly flavored cloves.  The mild flavor makes them a favorite of individuals who enjoy eating raw garlic. With some strains, the flavor may be intensified by cold winter growing.  One pound of bulbs averages 80 plants.

Inchelium Red, perhaps the best known of the Artichoke garlic cultivars, was originally collected from a garden on the Colville Indian Reservation, near the Canadian Border in Washington State. It was introduced to the American public by the Rodale Kitchens in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It is often, belovedly, referred to as “Inchee”.

The plants produce huge bulbs often with as many as 20 cloves. The flavor is very mild and pleasant when eaten raw.  When cooked the flavor maintains its subtlety.

Of all the garlic varieties that we sell, Inchelium Red or ‘Inchee’ as it is affectionately known, is, by far and away, the most popular. It is also the largest garlic we sell, sometimes rivaling in size the elephant garlic bulbs.

Inchee is best grown in Zones 5-7, but can be grown successfully in Zone 4.  The bulbs and cloves will be smaller, but the flavor will be the same.

When eaten raw, Inchee has a mild, good flavor.  It is nowhere near as strong as many other garlics which is why it performs so well in taste tests.  It is a great garlic for marinades and dressings because of its mild raw flavor. When cooked, Inchee becomes very mild and this is frequently a deterrent.  If you want the benefits of garlic, but not the strong flavor, then Inchee is recommended  for cooking.

This huge, beautiful garlic is well worth trying, and we highly recommend it for those of you who love to eat raw garlic.  YUM!!

Type Spacing Planting Depth HZ Maturation
Artichoke 6-8 in. 3-4 in. 4-9 180-240 Days
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Elephant Garlic – 6 cloves per bag

Garlic, which is a member of the same group of plants as the onion, has been cultivated for millennia. As a cultivated plant, it is so old that it is difficult to credit a country of origin for this vegetable.. Elephant garlic is not a true garlic. It is a leek that produces very large cloves, 3-4 per bulb. When allowed to, it produces a large seedstalk that can be sold to florists. The tender, fleshy lower portion of the seedstalk is prized for Oriental dishes. The cloves of the elephant garlic are very mild when compared to real garlic. The vegetable, when baked, makes an excellent side dish.

Type Spacing Planting Depth HZ  Maturity
Elephant Garlic 6 in. 3-4 “ 3-10 180 Days
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The Garlic

The Garlic – A Little History and Some Growing Instructions GARLIC, which is a member of the same group of plants as the ONION, has been cultivated for millennia. As a cultivated plant, it is so old that it is difficult to credit a country of origin for this vegetable. Some historians believe that the onion was indigenous to the southwest…

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How to grow Garlic

How to grow Garlic Garlic, which is a member of the same family of plants as the onion, has been cultivated for millennia. As a cultivated plant, it is so old that it is difficult to credit a country of origin for this vegetable. Some historians believe that the onion was indigenous to southwest Siberia and spread to southern Europe,…

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Allium, Carolinianum Rosy Beauty

The 10-16 inch plants produce dainty, fuzzy pink globes approximately 2+ inches in diameter. The leaves are somewhat unusual for Alliums. They are broad, fleshy and quite large for a plant this size. These spectacular beauties are not only breathtaking but they are deer resistant.

Type Spacing Planting Depth HZ Height Bloom Time
Allium 3 in. 8 in. 4-7 10″-16″ Early to Mid-Season
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