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Growing Practices: No Pesticides No Herbicides No Fungicides No Synthetic Fertilizers

Latin Name: Allium Sativum

Days to Maturity: 300

Description:

It has thin bulb wrappers that have a lot of purple and brown in them. The bulbs usually have anywhere from 8 or 9 easy to peel cloves that are of good size, with no smaller inner cloves. Harvests in summer, and stores well into mid-winter. This golden garlic adds aromatic flavor to stews, vegetables, and wild game. German Red has a unique flavor that stands out in a dish without overwhelming other flavors. A great garlic for roasting or use in crockpot cooking.


Story of this Seed:

An old world Rocambole variety from Germany. We grow this variety due to its different flavor and it stores very well.


Growing Tips:

Once you've received your garlic seed, if you cannot plant immediately, store in a cool dark area prior to planting. Preferred temperature should be under 60 degrees and above 45. Most basements or cellars work perfectly. If you don't have access to either, a cooler in your garage, crawl space or shed will work as well.
If you're ready to get planting, start by breaking, cracking, or separating your garlic bulbs into cloves. There can be anywhere from 4 to 12 cloves per bulb depending on the cultivar. Peel the outer layers of skin back as best you can from each bulb and break it apart using your hands or a dull tool. You don't want to damage the clove as it can lead to potential disease or contamination. This can be a time consuming process. It can take as long as an hour to break apart 10lbs of garlic.
Once your cloves are broken, they can be planted immediately. Some farms like to soak their cloves overnight in a variety of manners. At OnPoint Organics, we've chosen not to soak ours. Place them in a labeled bucket, especially if you plan to plant more than one variety of garlic.
Once you have your garden planned out with number of beds and rows, be sure to identify your rows to show each specific variety. You will want to plant each clove 6-8" apart with the pointed end of each clove facing upward at a depth of 2-4". Once each row is planted, you can use a metal rake or your hands to cover the holes in each row with dirt. This is a good time to fertilize also if you decide to do so. Once you determine which mulch you will be using, this will be your final step in the planting process. If using straw, be sure to put a 2-6" of chopped straw over each row.

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    Hi when are you restocking this item

    Posted by Jennetta Lee on 04/23/2022

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    • We will be restocking on or about Aug 1st

      Posted by Kurt Lanning on 05/04/2022

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German Red

Unit SizePriceDescription
1/4 Pound $7.00
1/2 Pound $12.00
1 Pound $22.00
5 Pounds $100.00
10 Pounds $180.00

$7.00

Luff Farms, Inc.

Three Mile Bay, NY, United States (Zone 5a)
Established in 2015
2.00 acres in production

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