Hardneck seed garlic for New England

Hardneck garlic is built for cold winters, and it's what grows best here. We grow a small seed-garlic patch of proven varieties:

Music and German White: porcelain types with big, easy-to-peel cloves.
Chesnok Red: a purple stripe that's excellent roasted.
Russian Red: a rocambole with rich, complex flavour; eat it first, since rocamboles store for months rather than most of a year.

Garlic varieties compared

Variety	Type	Cloves per bulb	Flavour	Storage
Music	Porcelain	4–6	Not listed	Keeps well
German White	Porcelain	A few large	Strong, rich	Not listed
Georgian Crystal	Porcelain	3–7	Rich, mellow, little heat	Into spring
Chesnok Red	Purple stripe	8–12	Strong raw, sweet roasted	About 6 months
Purple Glazer	Glazed purple stripe	Not listed	Rich, sweet, warm	7–8 months
Metechi	Marbled purple stripe	5–7	Very hot	Longer than most of its group
Siberian	Marbled purple stripe	Not listed	Mild raw, rich cooked	Through winter
Spanish Roja	Rocambole	8–9	Very strong, hot	Fall and early winter
Killarney Red	Rocambole	8–9	Rich, hot	Eat first
Russian Red	Rocambole	Not listed	Rich, complex	Months; eat first
Inchelium Red	Artichoke softneck	10–12	Medium	Stores well

When to plant in Massachusetts

Plant cloves in fall, usually mid-October to early November, a few weeks before the ground freezes. Mulch with straw. Cut the scapes in June and harvest in July when the lower leaves brown. Our garlic planting guide walks through each step.

Seed garlic sells out early each year, so reserve now if you want stock for next fall.

Varieties

Spanish Roja seed garlic: A hot, spicy heirloom rocambole that loves cold winters.
Georgian Crystal seed garlic: A mild, mellow porcelain from the Republic of Georgia.
Siberian seed garlic: A tough marbled purple stripe, mild raw and rich cooked.
Purple Glazer seed garlic: A glazed purple stripe with sweet, warm flavour that keeps 7–8 months.
Metechi seed garlic: A huge, very hot marbled purple stripe, one of the last to harvest.
Inchelium Red seed garlic: A mild, large-cloved artichoke softneck that stores well.
Killarney Red seed garlic: A rich, spicy rocambole that handles wet better than most.
Music seed garlic: A porcelain hardneck with four to six very large, easy-peel cloves.
German White seed garlic: Large-cloved porcelain hardneck with a strong, rich flavour.
Chesnok Red seed garlic: A purple-stripe hardneck that's outstanding roasted.
Russian Red seed garlic: A rocambole hardneck with rich, complex flavour.

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