Choosing among that wealth of options is a challenge that has befuddled many beginners. Turban garlic is very similar to asiatic and it is also one of the earliest harvesting garlics. Good ol uncle kostyn must have known what he was doing those 30 years he grew this strain on vancouver island. Wengers red russian garlic heirloom garlic seeds for africa. Ordering will resume for fedco bulbs when we release our 2020 catalog, in midjune 2020. It is native to central asia and northeastern iran, and has long been a common seasoning worldwide, with a history of several thousand years of human consumption and use. Its a relatively new heirloom garlic for us, but we like it. Below youll find a listing of all the named varieties of garlic that weve been able to find information on.
Garlic is in the amaryllidaceae family, which includes leeks, onions, scallions and chives allium sativum var. Garlic is native to central asia and northeastern iran, and has long been a common seasoning worldwide, with a history of several thousand years of human consumption and use. Coming from russia this garlic is sure to grow in gardens with the coldest of winters, and will survive damp winter soils as well. Aug 21, 2014 nobody knows if the russian red garlic sweetened the deal for the canadian governmet, but it sure is fun to imagine that they were going to turn russian emigrants away until they were offered a handful of russian red garlic. A collection of citations from the professional literature on garlic related topics is in the garlic bibliography and the garlic library. Red garlic has just as many benefits as the more common white garlic varieties. Here is a list of the 6 most impressive properties and health benefits of red garlic. Az garlic variety list below youll find a listing of all the named varieties of garlic that weve been able to find information on. This full flavored garlic was brought to the pacific northwest by russian immigrants in the early 1900s. According to jackie french, garlic is said to be an excellent vampire repellent. Elephant garlic growing information green harvest organic.
Garlic variety descriptions plum creek garlic locally. Russian garlic allium ampeloprasum is a tough, robust plant to 1. The raw flavor is intense and big up front, with some sweetness along with a slight and pleasant bitterness. Spicy heirloom garlic varieties grown for 2014 include rosewood, tibetan, korean red, susan delafield, morado giant, and russian red. How mary and frank and friends eat we are dedicated to crueltyfree living through a vegetarian vegan lifestyle. Complete catalog of organic seed garlic and garlic bulbils available for purchase, describing.
Harvest fall planted garlic the following season, late spring or early summer, about 240 days from planting. Diana dyer this is just the tip of the iceberg, or garlic bulb so to speak. It has heat when eaten raw and a wonderfully rich, complex garlicky flavour when cooked. If youd like to try some of our other heirloom garlic varieties, select one of our sampler packs. Growing great garlic is the definitive growers guide written by a small scale farmer who makes his living growing over 200 strains of garlic. Rocambole garlics have brownishpurplish bulb wrappers.
Given lots of sun, good soil, plenty of water, and a steady supply of nutrients, and it will produce maximum leaf growth, which in turn produces large bulbs. However, when trying to recreate a little bit of authentic abruzzo cooking this is often the forgotten ingredient, and to be frank once you savour the difference between this garlics cloves and all others you will be hooked enough to grow it. Garlic variety descriptions since founding our farm in 2009, all of our garlic has always been both handcrafted and grown organically, without any synthetic chemicals used in any part of the process, from always using certified organic seed stock to soil building, harvesting, cleaning and storage. Eaten raw, these heirloom garlic bulbs will pack heat. This year we are also caring an organic russian red bulk garlic. Heino tells of having received his russian red from the archetypal little old lady who grew it in the vernon area of bc for decades prior to passing it along to him. Russian red, garlic for planting 3 large heirloom bulbs untreated, organic.
These are the garlics that some compare to wines with subtle differences that reflect the regional soil and weather patterns. The russian red is a very popular variety in garlic. Porcelain garlic, such as romanian red, parvin and georgian crystal, also have high allicin content. Marbled purple stripe hardneck sweet garlic flavor when roasted. Garlic allium sativum is a species in the onion genus, allium. Khabar, kostyns red russian, linda olesky, metechi and wengers red russian. Khabar has a more slender stalk which makes curing easier. Russian redstreak has evolved from a rocambole garlic, russian red, according to ron engeland. Italian breath mints on a basket of raw garlic at little joes, a san francisco restaurant love it. Organic nongmo chesnok red garlic high mowing school. You can order a cdrom of weavers classic book on our. This is a great heirloom purplestripe hardneck type.
The distinctive wrapper leaves of these big bulbs are slightly purple. If we determine that your garlic had a significant lack of germination, we will issue you a credit not a refund for the purchase price of your garlic excluding shipping. Siberian hardneck garlic fact sheet by grey duck garlic. Popular asiatic garlic varieties include pyong vang, asian tempest, sonoran, korean red, russian red, and asian rose. Ingredients descriptions and photos from vegan vegetarian recipe book. We have five marbled purple stripes which we consider to be typical of the red russian type. Colorful chesnok red garlic bulbs compete with violet flowers.
I trust these descriptions because they were given to me by children who often visit. Browse dozens of hardneck and softneck garlic varieties. For higher yields and larger cloves, the best time to plant is generally autumn in the southern hemisphere or spring in the northern hemisphere. Marbled purple stripe allium sativum ophioscorodon. Red russian seed garlic rasa creek farm, bc canada. They have very large cloves and fewer cloves usually five to eight per bulb than asiatics do. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chive, and chinese onion. Red sulmona garlic aglio rosso di sulmona is barely known outside the world of gourmets, chefs and those who have been on holiday to abruzzo italy. Elephant garlic, also known as russian garlic, is closely related to the leek. Green harvest provides growing information for edible and useful plants in the organic and permaculture garden. If you just want to buy garlic for consumption, the book is a valuable asset as it addresses the health benefits and organic compounds found in garlic and how that affects our bodies. Russian red garlic, 3 garlic bulbs big bulbs, slightly purple average 56 cloves per bulb suitable for soggy soil. Red toch s a softneck garlic with a mild, creamy flavor, which makes it perfect for mashed potatoes or other dishes where you want garlic that wont overpower.
Organic garlic seed purple stripe varieties chesnok. Strong garlic flavor and has a warm sweet aftertaste. Russian red seed garlic preorder for fall planting. Giant russian garlic the french alternative burkes backyard. The color of the paper has some purple with a brown on the skin of the cloves. However, jackie warns that ordinary garlic may not always be enough to do the job. Heres a favourite roast garlic and pea soup from nigel slaters book real food.
Russian red is a rocambole garlic with a rich, musky, garlicky flavor and is very hot when eaten raw. It is very hardy and forms bulbs weighing up to 500 grams. Harvest spring planted garlic the same season, about 90 days from planting. Sulmona red garlic probably the best garlic in the whole. Russian red garlic is a very wellknown name of the rocombole type with 6 to 10. Krasnador red an heirloom variety from the black sea region of russia, this garlics bulbs and cloves are large and the flavor is a bit less spicy than other. Romanian red is a hard neck, porcelain garlic with an average of 5 large cloves per bulb. Russian giant metechi hardneck, marbeled purple stripe. Clearly a cousin of russian red, perhaps even of the kissing kind, but kostyn is the femme fatal in this duo. Kostyns red russian seed garlic rasa creek farm, bc canada. The scientific truth about garlic varieties growing for market.
All garlic contains organosulfur compounds that kill bacteria on contact. Garlic does well in loose, dry, well drained soils in sunny locations, and. Garlic is quite hearty and can grow during the winter in more moderate climates. The scientific truth about garlic varieties growing for. Chesnok red is so sweet when baked that it is used as the special ingredient in garlic ice cream. Full description this full flavored garlic was brought to the pacific northwest by russian immigrants in the early 1900s. Purple stripes are known as great baking garlics with a sweet cooked flavor. She suggests that you tackle severe vampire problems with giant russian garlic. Conventionally grown garlic, russian red lb grow organic.
This 45day time frame is meant to allow you up to 2 weeks to plant your garlic, and up to 4 weeks to check for signs of growth. This kind of garlic is also known as a bulbing leek and has a milder flavour. Russian red is high yielding when grown in rich soils with adequate moisture. Much of the info here comes from growers listed in our garlic resources section. The scientific truth about garlic varieties when getting started with garlic production, growers soon learn that there are literally hundreds of named cultivars or strains available in the u. There are many strains that go by the moniker russian red. However, they all divide into two subspecies typically called hardneck and softneck. The amount of organosulfur compounds varies depending on garlic variety and growing conditions. You may possibly find it easier to id your variety with the hardneck descriptions found here.
Learn more in the cambridge englishrussian dictionary. This variety has the ability to withstand soggy winter soils better than others. Garlic varieties l hardneck softneck location holley l. Russian garlic is one of the common names for allium ampeloprasum, says the university of kentucky college of agriculture. Rocambole garlics have brownishpurplish bulb wrappers and easy to peel brownish clove covers and so does killarney red. Russian red hardneck garlic seeds bulb elenas organic. Chesnok red, music, georgian crystal, khabar, estonian red and russian giant are available this year for individual sale. Its red or purpletinged bulbs and cloves only indicate additional antioxidant properties. I have many more great garlic quotes to add as time goes on. Apr 09, 2020 russian red garlic is a very wellknown name of the rocombole type with 6 to 10. Cooked, its flavour mellows a bit, but it is still a very full bodied garlic.
Learn how to plant garlic allium sativum ophioscorodon from clove and bulbil, and how to grow garlic. Garlic is tolerant to many soil types and textures, but grows best in sandy clay loam that has a high organic content with a 6. Comparing ordinary garlic and elephant garlic and how to grow them duration. Red russian comes to us from heino and manuela peters of roots and greens farm in grindrod. This was the first kind of garlic we grew and we love it today just as much as we did eight years ago. Nobody knows if the russian red garlic sweetened the deal for the canadian governmet, but it sure is fun to imagine that they were going to turn russian emigrants away until they were offered a handful of russian red garlic. Russian red garlic seed stock 2011 russian red garlic harvest 2012 201220. Garlic also can suffer from pink root, a typically nonfatal disease that stunts the roots and turns them pink or red. One simple benefit to the cook is the way some of their skins slip off smoothly.
The bulbs will have a slightly purple colour to them. Garlic is usually mulched to control weeds and keep moisture even. Plump cloves on paperwhite bulbs, this is a great roasting variety, and stores well into the cold winter months. Russian red garlic grows 68 large cloves with a hot, but barable taste. Jamaican chicken drumettes, braised kale with garlic and red wine, braised red snapper in a garlic tomato broth.
This variety of russian red comes from the purple stripe family of garlic. The complete book of garlic is a tome that you will revisit many times if you want to grow garlic. Much of the info here comes from growers listed in our garlic resources section be forewarned. Oct 19, 2014 russian red garlic seed stock 2014 seed stock was pretty ratty lookingoverripe okay for planting with small cloves small cloves lead to smaller heads this entry was posted in varieties to grow on october 19, 2014 by theplantlady. Ingredients descriptions and photos from allcreatures. Red russian is a name that is used loosely as many garlics have reddish wrappers and originate from the former ussr. Lab tested organic seed garlic grown in canada for purchase online. Smooth as single malt whisky aged for 30 years in an oak barrel or maybe kostyn would prefer vodka this baby purrs as it slides from throat to belly. Commercial growers will want to consult this book regularly. Giant russian garlic the french alternative burkes. Jul 07, 2011 grow red heirloom garlic reader contribution. Each year, we plant more and we have a good amount of this type to sell this year. Also known as elephant garlic, levant garlic and russian red garlic, the.
German red garlic typically has 812 cloves per bulb. Organic garlic seed purple stripe varieties chesnok red. The first garlic book written specifically for organic gardeners and smallscale farmers. Garlic variety descriptions the dyer family organic farm. Hardneck marbled purple stripe type garlic, which is known for its amazing, true garlic flavor. German red, spanish roja, marino, german white, rosewood, porcelain, and. Garlic, inchecium red seeds and plants, vegetable gardening.
However, when trying to recreate a little bit of authentic abruzzo cooking this is often the forgotten ingredient, and to be frank once you savour the difference between this garlic s cloves and all others you will be hooked enough to grow it. Hardneck marbled purple stripe type garlic, which is known for its amazing, truegarlic flavor. I trust these descriptions because they were given to. If so, it is one of the few garlics that are related to rocamboles that does well for us in our growing conditions. It is a big and pretty garlic with a deep, hot favor and a. Bulbs are usually big in size and have fewer cloves 48 per bulb.
Robust hearty flavour, russian red tastes very strong when eaten raw. We are pleased to offer some of the most popular books written about garlic, including our favorites on how to grow and cook garlic like a real pro. Garlic variety descriptions including a brief variety overview. It is an eastern european treasure that is fiery with a mellow and smooth aftertaste. Description a marbled purple stripe an excellent new red russian garlic a beautiful wellsized bulb with stout cloves. Og russian red is a certified organic garlic from the rocambole family. Red russian garlic has the ability to withstand soggy.
A wonderful garlic for allpurpose use where mild flavors are preferred. Unknown, but it is the most hardy, bulletproof garlic. Garlic grown in sulfur rich soil contains more organosulfur compounds. Anyways, i think red russian is an illfitting name. Heirloom rocambole hardneck brought to canada by doukhobor immigrants well over 100 years ago. Kostyns red russian seed garlic rasa creek farm, bc. Overview there are literally hundreds of named garlic varieties. A distinctive, moderately spicy flavor sets this garlic apart from the rest.
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