All the Onions by Betty E. M. Jacobs

Author:Betty E. M. Jacobs
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Published: 1999-03-25T16:00:00+00:00

Garlic Varieties

When shopping for garlic to plant, you’ll find two general types of varieties: soft-neck and hard-neck. Soft-neck garlic is the kind you find in the supermarket. These varieties have many small cloves in each bulb and, as you might expect from the name, a soft central stem. They have a long shelf life and don’t generally produce flowers. Some soft-neck varieties of garlic include ‘Italian’, ‘Polish White’ (also known as ‘New York White’) and ‘Gilroy California Late Garlic’.

Hard-neck types are varieties of rocambole (A. sativum var. ophioscorodon) bred for bigger bulbs. Hard-neck varieties produce bulbs with fewer but larger cloves around a woody central stalk. They’re generally hardier than soft-neck varieties, with good flavor, but cloves may not last as long in storage as they tend to sprout sooner. Hard-neck or rocambole types produce a flowering stem in late spring; if left on the plant, the stem may grow around in a complete circle and produce small topsets at the end. (Serpent garlic, an old name for rocambole, comes from the stem’s resemblance to a long neck with a pointed head at the end.) Remove all flower stems to redirect the plant’s energy into bulb formation. ‘German Red’ is a common hard-neck variety; ‘Spanish Roja’is another.

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