Garlic Varieties

Chesnok Red Garlic

I’ve been growing Chesnok Red Garlic for quite a few years. I saved two of my bulbs from last year to plant this fall. Features: 1) This variety is great for cooking and baking as it holds its medium hot flavor. 2) Chesnok Red Garlic is a hardneck type of garlic that is in the […]

Harvest and Store Garlic

Harvest and Store Garlic

Harvesting Tips:  Harvest garlic when at least the lower half of the green leaves have turned brown.  Loosen the soil all around the garlic bulb with a gardening tool like the CobraHead and then gently pull it out by the stem. If you want to store the garlic bulb as long as possible, try not […]

Garlic Varieties

Nootka Rose Garlic

I previously shared that I planted Inchelium Red Garlic.  Today’s article is about another variety of garlic called Nootka Rose. Features: 1) Nootka Rose (a softneck type of garlic) is known for storing the longest at 9 to 12 month. 2) While the cloves are layered like an artichoke garlic, it is a silverskin garlic. […]