Red Sensation Onion: Where It Bulbs and How Long It Keeps
Red Sensation is a short-day onion, which means it only forms bulbs correctly between roughly 25 and 35 degrees north latitude, think the Gulf Coast up…
Western Rose Garlic: When to Plant the Silverskin Heads That Suit a Mild Winter
Western Rose is a softneck silverskin: the type that braids, stores the longest, and asks less of a cold winter than its hardneck cousins.
Vietnamese Red Garlic: When to Plant the Purple Stripe Heads That Need a Real Winter
Vietnamese Red Garlic is a hardneck, Purple Stripe type with a mild spice that fades fast and a pleasant finish.
Ukrainian Red Garlic: When to Plant the Rocambole Heads That Need a Real Winter
Ukrainian Red is a hardneck Rocambole garlic that needs a real cold winter to split into cloves.
Svea Garlic: When to Plant the Marbled Purple Stripe Heads That Need a Real Winter
Svea garlic is a hardneck, marbled purple stripe variety with a sharp, spicy bite that mellows into a nutty sweetness once roasted, and it keeps only…
Russian Red Garlic: When to Plant the Rocambole Heads That Need a Real Winter
Russian Red garlic is a rocambole hardneck, the type that only makes true, well-divided heads after a real winter chill.
Rosewood Garlic: When to Plant the Porcelain Heads That Need a Real Winter
Rosewood garlic is a porcelain-type hardneck, and porcelains are the ones that demand a real winter to divide properly.
Romanian Red Garlic: When to Plant the Porcelain Heads That Need a Real Winter
Romanian Red is a porcelain hardneck, and that single fact decides everything about when you plant it.
Polish Jenn Garlic: When to Plant the Porcelain Heads That Need a Real Winter
Polish Jenn is a porcelain hardneck, and porcelain garlics are the ones that punish a mild winter.
Norquay Garlic: When to Plant the Porcelain Heads That Need a Real Winter
Norquay garlic is a purple-skinned porcelain hardneck that produces four to twelve big cloves per bulb, and it needs a real winter to pull that off.