Like any garlic, I suppose, this one gets you a seat in the library on your own if you eat enough.

It's a hardneck type on the smallish side but still producing 10 plump cloves that deliver a strong taste. Combined with olive oil and pimenton it did a good job of marinating chicken breasts.

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The outer wrapper of this softneck variety is an off white with flashes of red on the inner cloves.

It reached a decent size with 10 good size cloves and several smaller inner cloves.

I used this variety in a pea mash and one clove mildly flavoured the dish.

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Posted by John Curtin Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic on 2008-08-19, 05:48:36

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This is a hardneck marbled purple stripe variety though you'd hardly guess looking at the outer skin.

Coming from Russia as the name suggests it's supposed to do well in cold climates. . .

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Posted by John Curtin Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic on 2008-08-14, 07:46:50

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Guatemalan Ikeda is a hardneck purple stripe variety - you can just about see the purple marking on the clove. Medium size bulbs with nine cloves, it had a powerful garlic fragrance which tamed slightly when it was added to a parsley pesto over salmon steaks and baked. . .

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Posted by John Curtin Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic on 2008-08-01, 05:59:47

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My wife has a 'dry mouth scale' when it comes to rating garlic, so a twenty clove of chicken recipe (simple -stuff a chicken with twenty cloves of garlic and roast) is likely to overdo it.

Uzbek Turban scored 8 out of 10 this morning (up there with scapes) and that was from two small cloves in the sauce.

You're on notice - use sparingly! I wonder if its strength will develop or mellow over time?

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Posted by John Curtin Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic on 2008-07-23, 06:01:39

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All thirteen varieties of garlic were harvested last week and left to dry in a ventilated greenhouse which was a bit of a risk as they could have 'cooked' if it had been a hot week.

Despite a really bad attack of rust, the bulbs seem unharmed. . . .

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Posted by John Curtin Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic on 2008-07-22, 05:52:49

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All season I have had my eye on two garlic varieties ... the Montana Giant and the Carpathian. The girth of the stalks was sizable and they remained green and strong right up til the end of the garlic harvest. I am pleased and proud to present them here for the first time. One of these two varieties will be my entries in the Fair this August

CARPATHIAN
MONTANA GIANT

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Posted by Leslie Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic on 2008-07-15, 05:39:32

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Now I ask you, is this not worth waiting for? These are the garlic I have named Place Monge after the market in Paris where I acquired my first head of it.

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Posted by Leslie Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic on 2008-07-12, 06:02:47

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As you can see from the above photo some of my softnecks have already fallen over. A sure sign that harvest time is near.

I try to operate on the 4-6 dead leaves rule. When the majority of the garlic in a particular variety are showing 4-6 dead leaves, then it is time to dig them up and let them cure. I did that last night with my Loiacona soft neck and my Ukranian hard neck. They are resting in the "curing shed.". . .

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Posted by Leslie Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic, harvest on 2008-07-10, 06:35:11

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The rain was very heavy last night and I wondered if it might be an early start of tsuyu (rain season), despite it only just finishing down in Okinawa. It should be a good few weeks off which I hope will be long enough for the overdue onions and garlic. The latter had spawned some [...]

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Posted by adekun Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic, scapes on 2008-05-30, 06:24:51

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Posted by Leslie Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic, whimsy on 2008-05-10, 05:30:48

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I planted the UF Sun Peach Tree this passed weekend. I could have planted tansy below it, but all I had on hand was some grocery store garlic. Both of tansy and garlic ward off pests and are recommended to use as companion plants to peach trees. I hope this little peach tree does well...it should, I'm doing everything right.

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Posted by ldybug Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic, trees on 2008-04-18, 06:00:43

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Posted by Rosengeranium Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic, spinach on 2008-03-26, 05:50:30

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I took my macro lens out to check on the garlic top sets I planted last fall. They are growing and there are lots of them, but they sure are tiny. Looks like they will take a couple years to make a bulb.

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Posted by carletongardener Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic on 2008-03-16, 23:53:13

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I did put the happy little cloves outside on Monday. It had dropped into the 50s, from the 70s. Which was fine. Then the poor little garlics got exposed to a dusting of snow that the Clipper System dropped on Tuesday. Still all well and good. The the overnight lows in the city dropped into the teens. I got a little afraid for my garlics. . . .

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Posted by millionbells Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic on 2008-02-22, 18:19:30

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When next we join our intrepid cloves, we find six of the seven have sent up little pale green shoots that are visible above the dirt line. Wow, they move fast. I might have to move them outside on Monday. I'm certain the roots could use more time to get established, but I fear the amount of growth they're putting on in the chilly, but better than outside basement. . . .

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Posted by millionbells Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic on 2008-02-16, 20:57:04

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In my past life as a chef one of my favourite ingredients was the humble clove - or two - of garlic. The piquancy of flavour could add a subtle distraction to a dish or completely overwhelm it. It's strength of character would depend on distinct nuances between varieties, seasons, growing medium and the enlarging hole in the ozone layer...okay, well maybe the ozone layer had very little to do with it. . . .

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Posted by scrobins@westnet.com.au (Stuart) Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic on 2008-02-05, 06:56:33

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We eat a lot of garlic so we usually buy a bunch in those web sacks. The only problem is, the garlic sprouts even if kept in a cold, dark place. So what to do? My wife wanted to see if the garlic would flower, like forcing paperwhites. She placed the garlic cloves on pebbles in a nice container filled with water up to the bulb end. The garlic immediately grew quite rapidly but I don't think we'll see it bloom.

It is nice to have some greenery in the house though and I think it looks rather interesting and nice in a minimalist kind of way. It was certainly worth the experiment.

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Posted by Ki Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic on 2008-01-28, 18:28:45

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Apparently, I missed harvesting some of the garlic bulbs last year. Now, I have several clusters like this one sprouting up. Just what I needed, too, because I didn't get any planted in the fall.

When do you plant and harvest garlic? What variety do you like to grow?

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Posted by Petunia's Gardener Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic on 2008-01-24, 06:29:33

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I spread cut up garlic leaves in my containers today. The smell of a tasty spagetti bolognese spread through the house and I got a headache. I hope the sciriadae ahces too. Usually they get upset when I do this, and apparently loose their apetite for sex, since they disappear for a short while after my attacs. Earlier times I haven't had enough garlic to follow up, but now I've planted cloves from half a bulb in my gardens. It's war...

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Posted by Rosengeranium Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic on 2007-12-13, 00:40:59

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The garlic beds are performing as expected. Despite my careful inspection at planting time, the Montana Giants, a good sized rocambole, are sporting a few doubles. I dug them up, split them and replanted them. I felt a bit like a Siamese twin surgeon as I split the cloves ... but near the bottom all became clear as each sprout had its own individual root system. I was glad to see the roots had already wrapped themselves around big chunks of nutritional compost. This could be a good year indeed. . . .

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Posted by Leslie Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic on 2007-12-02, 00:27:23

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The tigernuts and the sciriadaes have regained strength in almost equal pace. I've sown some more garlic to fend them of (the sciriadaes, I mean), they keep diminishing as long as I put fresh chopped garlic or garlic leaves on the soil.

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Posted by Rosengeranium Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic on 2007-11-28, 00:28:48

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I think that we have finally reached the end of our nice weather. It was wonderful while it lasted, but it is the end of November, and time for the cold weather to stay. This season sure went fast! Since this is my first year at blogging, it will be fun to look back to the Spring posts, now that it is cold, and relive those days, until they are finally back next Spring. . . .

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Posted by vonlafin Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic on 2007-11-24, 00:19:28

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Artmake1 asked: “Years ago I started planting garlic. I bought some red variety from a catalog, and I bought a single head of elephant garlic (for a buck and a...

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Søren of In the Toads Garden and I have recently been discussing the idea of freezing garlic planting stock.

This is something I’ve been thinking about for a few years now, and I’ve done some research on the subject, but I haven’t come across anything useful. In particular, I haven’t found anything to say ‘yes it’s possible’ or ‘no it’s not possible’. There must be seed banks out there tasked with this issue, and there must be some information somewhere, but I haven’t been able to find it. . . .

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Posted by Patrick Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic on 2007-11-05, 00:23:34

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We had plenty of garlic left over from this summer's crop, so I didn't have to buy any new seed garlic this year. I selected three of our largest bulbs and planted the individual cloves about four inches deep in the cool earth of our newly made garden bed. It was enough for three short rows, all lined up next to our still-ailing grapevine. . . .

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Posted by Christa Reblogged by Old Roses to daffodils, garlic, planting on 2007-10-18, 06:49:47

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Early bulb-mania...starts first with these garlic bulblets that I got for free from the local garden center. I've never planted garlic this size before, so I have no idea what they are gonna do.......but I do have a good tool for the job! This is a cast-aluminum garden dibble, and I'm pretty sure I got it from High Country Gardens a few years ago. I really love using this thing, and as you can see, it's made really well. I always thought this would make for a good C.S.I. episode..."Death by Dibble"....heh....but I digress. Anyhow, I've always heard that roses love garlic, so I planted these all around my rugosa roses. Since I got these for free, and planted them quickly and kind of hap-hazardly, I anticipate they will grow like crazy!. . .

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Posted by lisa Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic on 2007-10-18, 06:47:03

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So well you might ask, "WHY would I WANT to make garlic jelly?" If you are asking, then this is probably NOT a project for you. But I find it is a great way to use up the extra cloves you choose NOT to plant because they are #1 doubles or #2 too small. With a little bit of patience you will have them peeled and sliced in no time. Thanks to Jim at Walatoola for pulling up this recipe and for teaching me how to do this last season

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Posted by Leslie Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic, recipes on 2007-10-18, 06:44:57

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I posted a few days ago about some things I traded my garlic for. Here are a couple more:

My garlic got me a nice discount for some eggs and cheese. These came from Het Marlanner Kaashuis (Fries and Dutch languages). The cheese is handmade by the farmer there, and in my opinion is among the best tasting cheese I have ever had. It’s traditional Dutch/Fries style, sometimes called ‘Gouda’ by people outside of Holland. It’s made with milk from his own certified organic/bio-dynamic raised cows. It tastes so wonderful compared to commercial cheese, it’s made without any added color or other chemicals and the milk comes from well cared for cows. They sell many different kinds of cheeses, ranging from young to very mature, and many made with different herbs and spices. . . .

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Posted by Patrick Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic on 2007-10-16, 06:17:40

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Garlic B is all up and looking healthy


Garlic A on the other hand, didn't fair so well - only one very weak shoot.

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Posted by Kathi Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic on 2007-10-15, 01:00:12

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I think I have been somewhat influenced by Patrick and Steph over at Bifurcated Carrots and In the toad’s garden. If being a touch frugal the garlic could last until late spring. Instead, it’s being invested, along with some elephant garlic, in the ground. Although it doesn’t look a lot, the size of the cloves are more akin to. . .

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September has been especially good for my garden. The kale revived after the hot summer and transformed into a bold hedge of green leaves and purple stalks. The tiny Sara’s Galapagos currant tomatoes are still going strong. I have a new crop of cilantro. And, for the first time ever, my fall planting of snap peas has actually yielded tasty little pods before the first killing frost. . .

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Posted by Jaime Chismar Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic on 2007-10-04, 00:15:28

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Andy didn't have any homework yesterday and he needs to be kept in a routine so when he doesn't have any homework I make some up. So yesterday I decided he could help me plant the garlic - after all learning about gardening and how things grow falls in the area of science in my book. . . .

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Posted by Kathi Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic on 2007-09-23, 07:07:32

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This garlic is Asiatic Turban type.

This has slightly larger bulbs than my other turban varieties, but otherwise didn’t grow very well in my garden.  The cloves have a nice color, but not as nice as the Uzbek Turban.

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Posted by Patrick Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic on 2007-09-09, 06:01:53

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This garlic is Asiatic Turban type.

This has a skin pattern similar to my other Asiatic Turban garlics, and the cloves are really bright and colorful. For some reason this garlic formed a lot of single clove bulbs. The 3 bulbs left, right and rear are all single clove bulbs.

This garlic has a wonderful smell when you break open the bulbs.

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Posted by Patrick Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic on 2007-09-09, 06:01:43

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The garlic is Asiatic Turban type.

All of my garlics of this type have similar purple striped skins.  This type of garlic normally doesn’t have a long storage life, but this is my first year with this garlic so I don’t have any first hand experience.  This one didn’t grow particulary well, but the bulbs are a reasonable size and they didn’t open up in the ground.

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Posted by Patrick Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic on 2007-09-09, 06:01:35

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This garlic is Glazed Purple Stripe type.

This one is not doing very well yet in my garden, as you can perhaps see in the picture.  The bulb opened up a bit in the ground, and the skin mostly came off.  The dirt you see on it was because it was difficult to clean without much skin on it.  This is a very classic and well know garlic among garlic growers, and is easy to come by in many areas.  It worth considering growing.

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Posted by Patrick Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic on 2007-09-07, 06:24:20

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This garlic is Silverskin type.

This garlic has pretty pink tips on the tops of the cloves, but otherwise is white.  It has a very solid and dense feel to it, and the skin tightly covers the bulb.  This was my first year growing it, and it looks promising but it’s hard to know for sure how it will seem in the long run.  I haven’t tasted it yet.

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Posted by Patrick Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic on 2007-09-07, 06:24:12

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This garlic is Asiatic type.

This is a very nice garlic to compare with Korean Red, another Asiatic garlic with very different properties. This variety has smaller cloves with a more solid color. I haven’t tasted this yet, but I can say together with Korean Red it looks spicy. This does okay in my garden, but I am certainly growing more productive varieties.

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Posted by Patrick Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic on 2007-09-07, 06:24:05

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This garlic is a Porcelain type.

This has a nice clove color, a bit of a wood tone.  It has a slightly sweet flavor that is very nice, but also similar to other porcelain garlics.  This is the second year growing this and I am pretty happy with it so far.

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Posted by Patrick Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic on 2007-09-06, 18:43:02

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This garlic is a Marbled Purple Stripe type.

This is a very popular variety, and does well in my garden.  It has a really pretty clove.  The bulb skins ranges from white to white with purple splotches.  I haven’t tasted it yet.

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Posted by Patrick Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic on 2007-09-06, 18:42:55

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This garlic is Porcelain type.
This is one of those all around nice but not very special garlics.  This is my second year growing it