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is one of our "secrets." What do we do with the small, leftover
bulbs and their cloves? If you plant them in the fall or spring and harvest
them in late spring when the green shoots reach about 10-14 inches high,
you have a true culinary treat on your hands. You can also plant during
summer for a green harvest in 60 to 90 days. Spring baby garlic, sometimes
called green garlic, has the look and texture of scallions, but all the
taste of garlic. They are excellent in stir fry dishes, with various roasted
meat dishes, and as a salad garnish. They can be one of the first vegetables
you can pluck from your garden in spring. Just be sure to mulch and water
well, especially during winter dry spells. You can also try planting in
the spring for some early summer baby garlic. See
How to Grow Garlic
for more planting details. And check out something new...baby green garlic, tender shoots grown from bulbils, now available all year round.
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Also check out hardnecks,
softnecks, elephants,
samplers and bulbils.
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4455
Green Garlic Planting Cloves - Organic
Yucca Ridge Farm, 4 oz $3.95
These are smaller bulbs and cloves from a variety of softneck and hardneck
strains. They will produce crunchy and garlic flavored shoots, typically
from late April through mid-June, depending on where you live. You may also plant throughout spring and summer, with a harvest in about 6 weeks. Green garlic
is a great taste treat, and since they are rarely available in food stores,
growing your own is about you only way to find them. According
to some of our customers the best way to enjoy these babies is to oil
them lightly and put them on the grill.
Coming soon for 2008
FALL: PLANT SEPTEMBER TO
NOVEMBER. (DECEMBER IN THE DEEP SOUTH AND THE WEST COAST.) SPRING
AND SUMMER: PLANT AS SOON AS THE GROUND AND THE THREAT OF A HARD FREEZE IS OVER. SPRING AND SUMMER; JUST PLANT AND ENJOY A FRESH GREEN GARLIC TREAT IN ABOUT 90 DAYS!
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