Garlic Varieties

French Red Garlic

French Red Garlic is the only softneck type of garlic that I am growing.  It is from the artichoke family.  If you recall there are two main softneck families.  Each bulb has up to 10 cloves and stores for as long as 8 months if properly cured. The flavor is a hot one!  French Red […]

Garlic Varieties

Italian Red Garlic

Compared to some of the other varieties I am growing, Italian Red garlic has a milder (or less spicy) flavor.  This variety will typically store up to 6 months. Each Italian Red bulb has up to 9 large cloves.  You will see nice streaks of red and purple around the cloves.  Italian Red Garlic is […]

Garlic Varieties

Music Garlic

Music Garlic has a white wrapper with only 4 to 6 large cloves per head.  It is a hardneck type of garlic.   If you recall, there are 3 main hardneck families (rocambole, porcelain and purple stripe).  Music Garlic is in the porcelain family. On an interesting note, Music Garlic has a high alicin content […]