Hardneck - softneck... argh.. Not sure what i should be looking for, I like getting things in sales, but really enjoyed having garlic fresh from garden this year.
Thinking I will invest i some bulb, so we get a garlic corner going. All advice welcome please x
Shop garlic is soft neck as there are more cloves per bulb and they have a milder flavour and they store better. All the attributes worthy to sell.
Hard necks are more varied in flavour have bigger and fewer bulbs which are easier to peel.
I prefer to grow hard neck as I can buy soft neck in any supermarket whenever I want. Albeit home grown is always superior in flavour I think.
Agree with Mikey above, I only choose to grow hard neck. I've not had a storage issue but then again we use quite a bit of garlic and my growing space isn't huge so we get through it, although the bulbs I saved last year for planting this year lasted with no problems.
Also scapes, I like using the scapes for cooking.
There’s one called something wight which is an over wintering garlic I’ll have a look now.
Here it is, they are Isle of Wight varieties
https://www.thegarlicfarm.co.uk/product/...-x-4-bulbs
Carcassonne Wight, early variety with a hard neck, it’s cheaper elsewhere mind.
So I presume hardneck makes scapes and softneck doesn't?
(31-08-2020, 09:42 PM)Veggie Wrote: [ -> ]I don't know much about growing garlic but some varieties are for overwintering, others should be planted in spring. Not sure which is which!!
Useful Calendar for Garlic growers!! https://www.thegarlicfarm.co.uk/growing/calendar
So........its as I thought, garlic can be planted in each and every month of the year, depending on variety.
(01-09-2020, 08:36 AM)Vinny Wrote: [ -> ]So I presume hardneck makes scapes and softneck doesn't?
That's how I understand it but I'm willing to be told otherwise.
I saw every month was accounted for on the link, but not ALL months were for planting. I was 2/3 right! 