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Variety Info
Days to Maturity: 250-270 days (when planted in fall)
Family: Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Alleoideae (formerly Alliaceae) Allium or Onion family, includes onions, garlic, chives, shallots, and leeks.
Type: Porcelain garlic
Native: Central Asia
Hardiness: Usually grown as an annual to harvest the bulbs, but can be grown as a perennial
Exposure: Full sun to part shade.
Variety Info: Pearly white wrappers peel back to reveal rosy pink clove wrappers that enclose off-white, firm cloves. Robust flavor with little heat when raw; buttery, nutty flavor when cooked. Bulbs contain 4–7 large cloves. Stores 6 months.
Sowing Info
When to Sow Outside: Garlic is planted in fall for harvest 7 to 9 months later (midsummer). In areas with cold winters, sow individual cloves from mid-September to mid-November. Garlic is frost-hardy but ideally should be planted 4 to 6 weeks before the first hard freeze to give the bulbs time to establish roots. In areas with mild winters, garlic can be planted until January.
When to Start Inside: Not recommended if you want to grow bulbs. If you don't get your garlic in the ground, the cloves can be planted indoors any time of year for the green tops that make tasty garlic-flavored raw greens or stir-fry ingredients.
Seed Depth: Plant garlic 2"–3" deep with the pointed side up.
Seed Spacing: One clove every 6"–8"
Row Spacing: 12"–18"
Thinning: Thinning is not necessary if spaced properly during planting.
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Growing Info
Harvesting: Garlic bulbs are ready to harvest when the tops are approximately 40% yellow or brown or when the tops start to fall over. This is typically in June and July. Do not leave bulbs in the ground too long, or the skins will decay, reducing storage life. To harvest, lift the bulbs gently with a digging fork (flat tines) or a shovel, digging widely to avoid cutting into them. Gently brush off any loose soil and remove any damaged cloves, but leave the roots and shoots attached. Lay or hang the whole plant in a warm, airy location out of direct sun and protected from rain before curing. For more information, see Garlic: Harvesting, Curing, and Storage.
Special Care: After planting, apply 2"–4" of mulch (e.g., straw, untreated grass clippings, shredded leaves) to maintain moisture, insulate the cloves through the winter, and help prevent frost from pushing cloves to the surface. Loosen mulch in spring to allow shoots to push through thick or compacted mulch. In very cold climates, remove mulch after the last hard freeze to allow soil to warm more quickly. Reapply mulch after shoots emerge to maintain consistent moisture and reduce weeds. Remove weeds regularly to reduce competition for water and nutrients. In spring, hardneck garlic will produce a tall stem with a curlicue at the top and a swollen flower bud at the end. In most cases, this flower stalk, called a scape, should be removed to keep the plant's energy focused on bulb growth and to keep bulbs tight. Scapes can be eaten and have a mild garlic flavor.
- PATRICIA D.Verified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars12/2/25Firm and beautiful
In October, we received the beautiful, firm heads of garlic, nestled with the Majestic Hardneck Organics in their special box. After harvesting the potato bed, we planted the cloves there, under four inches of organic compost, covered with whole organic straw bales. The snow may melt by May, when we shall see how they all greet the spring.
BIBotanical Interests12/2/25Hey Patricia,
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience with our Montana Zemo Hardneck Garlic! We absolutely love hearing that the bulbs arrived firm and beautiful, nestled perfectly with the Majestic Hardneck - that special box presentation is something we put a lot of care into! Your planting method sounds absolutely perfect - using that freshly harvested potato bed with four inches of organic compost and covering with whole straw bales is going to give those cloves such a wonderful foundation to develop strong root systems over winter. We can just picture them all tucked in cozy under that snow blanket, getting ready for their big spring debut! May can't come soon enough to see how they greet the new growing season. We have a feeling you're going to have some incredible garlic scapes and bulbs come harvest time! Thanks for sharing your planting journey with us. Keep on growing 🌻️
- Rachel N.MO, United StatesVerified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars11/29/25Excellent quality and great price, planted in mid October in Zone 6b Missouri
Planted in large tub in mid October, Zone 6b Missouri. Garlic sprouted as expected and now we are heading toward the critical freeze of Winter! Looking forward to harvest June 2026. :) Thank you Epic Gardening for the quality garlic cloves and the included guide.
Which best describes you as a gardener? IntermediateWho do you grow for? YourselfHow do you prefer to grow? Container - Charlene D.WV, United StatesVerified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars11/28/25So far doing well
After giving them their chilling. I planted them and erased fed I'm in zone 7A in Tennessee and so far I've got pretty good growth on them but I just got to keep the raccoons away from them
Who do you grow for? YourselfHow do you prefer to grow? In Ground - Lourdes L.Verified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars3/12/255 Stars
A my garlic grew I’m soooo happy I can’t wait for harvest time. I’m in love with botanical Interest. All the seeds I bought germinated I’m being pleased with the result. I will definitely recommend Botanical Interest .
- Marlene S.Verified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars2/10/255 Stars
The garlic are growing. I am excited to see what I get in July or August
Thanks for some great looking garlic