COMPARISON & STRAINS

GOURMET VARIETIES

Varieties & Descriptions

Music - Mid season.  Originated from Germany.  Produces high yields.  Very tolerant to cold.  White skinned with a blush of pink, its 6-8 cloves per head are easy to peel.  Good all-around garlic with a medium hot taste. [Continental] Romanian Red -  Late season.  Originated from Romania.  Its 4-6 large cloves per head peel very easily and boast a hot, pungent taste with a healthy, long-lasting bite.  Maintains its flavor very well and is a superb garlic for medicinal purposes as it tests highest for allicin. [Continental] Georgian Fire - Very late season.  Originated from the Republic of Georgia.  Has a clean white appearance, with 5-8 cloves.  As its name suggests, this is a hot one and excellent for salsas and other Mexican dishes. [Continental]

Italian Purple - Mid season.  Originated from Italy.  Cloves peel easily and provide spicy, hot flavor with a pleasant non-sulfurous aftertaste. [Hardneck purple stripe] Spanish Roja - Mid season.  Originated from Spain.  Hottest of our rocambole strains.  Rated number one in garlic taste-tests across the country.  Excellent choice for the true garlic connoisseur.  [Rocambole] Chesnok Red - Late season.  Originated from the Republic of Georgia.  Top cooking garlic that retains its flavor.  Exceptional for roasting. [Hardneck purple stripe] Elephant Garlic -  Late season.  This extra-large garlic is closely related to the leek.  5-7 cloves per bulb and is a good choice for a milder garlic flavor. Brown Tempest -  Mid season. Originated from Russia. Initial hot taste that mellows to a pleasing finish. [Marbled purple stripe] Xian -  Early season.  A very rare garlic which originated from northeastern China.  Taste is not too hot, but very rich.  This is one of Chester Aaron’s favorites and he was kind enough to give us a bulb to get started. [Hardneck purple stripe]

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