GARLIC 

Supplies of certified organic garlic are limited; if you need certified organic garlic, please order early! We are now accepting garlic orders for Fall shipment in 2007. Shipments begin in September and last until early November, while supplies last. Please do place orders early, as our expected supply may run out before September. Please do not order garlic here if you wish to receive it before Fall 2007! Check back in July for new varieties of garlic not yet listed! Please note that garlic is available certified organic only while supplies last; orders placed late may be filled with garlic produced by philosophically organic growers who have chosen to forgo the costly certification process. Garlic
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	Beginner's Mixed Starter Package GARLIC MIX Check Latest Price Garlic, multiplier onions, ginseng, and goldenseal are all shipped separately in the fall only. We encourage early orders because some varieties sell out well before the shipping date. Please do not ask for priority shipping when you order these items!This is a garlic starter package appropriate f ...
	Small Garden Sampler GARLIC MIX Check Latest Price Garlic, multiplier onions, ginseng, and goldenseal are all shipped separately in the fall only. We encourage early orders because some varieties sell out well before the shipping date. Please do not ask for priority shipping when you order these items!This sampler is for the small gardener who wan ...
	Best-Selling Sampler GARLIC MIX Check Latest Price Garlic, multiplier onions, ginseng, and goldenseal are all shipped separately in the fall only. We encourage early orders because some varieties sell out well before the shipping date. Please do not ask for priority shipping when you order these items!This 2 lb garlic sampler includes 1/2 lb each ...
	Heirloom Allium Sampler ALLIUM MIX Check Latest Price Garlic, multiplier onions, ginseng, and goldenseal are all shipped separately in the fall only. We encourage early orders because some varieties sell out well before the shipping date. Please do not ask for priority shipping when you order these items!This allium collection includes three varietie ...
SOFTNECK (BRAIDABLE) GARLIC: (Allium sativum var. sativum) HARDNECK (ROCAMBOLE) GARLIC: (A. sativum var. ophioscorodon) ELEPHANT (GIANT) GARLIC: (Allium ampeloprasum) CULTURE: Cultural instructions are included with your shipment of bulbs. CHARACTERISTICS: Softneck garlics are more domesticated and have evolved from hardneck garlics. They have lost the ability to produce topsets, hence the center of the bulb has a soft braidable neck. Softneck garlics are more productive, more widely adapted, have better storage quality, and are easier to grow than hardneck garlics, but they are slightly less cold hardy in extreme northern areas. Clove count per bulb is much higher but many varieties have small interior cloves. We have had yields (by weight) as high as 16 to 1, but 5 or 8 to 1 is more typical. There are two horticultural groups of softneck garlics: the artichoke type and the silverskin type. Artichoke types are the largest, most widely adapted, and most productive, typically with 3 to 5 layers of cloves that give the bulb a lumpy appearance. Silverskin types have smooth, usually white bulb scales. They produce the most uniform and attractive bulbs, and are therefore popular for braiding. Cloves tend to be held tightly in the bulb and do not separate as easily as those of the artichoke type. Silverskin types are popular in western and southern states, but they also perform well in eastern states. HARDINESS ZONES: Recommended for zones 3 to 9. STARTER PACKAGE: Softneck garlic is sold by weight rather than clove count. Bulb size varies according to crop conditions. Bulbs usually weigh an ounce or more. Your starter package includes a free 4 page growing guide that covers perennial onions and garlic. The guide may be purchased separately for $1.25.