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'German Porcelain' Garlic

Sub-Category:	Hardneck

Sub-Category 2:
Description:	Purple-striped hardneck with white wrapper. Very tall plants.
Days To Maturity:	NA
Seed Sources:

Rating Summary

Overall: (4.5 Stars) Taste: (4.5 Stars) Yield: (5.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (4.5 Stars)

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Number of Reviews: 2

KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease

Reviewed on 12/04/2009 by edesch - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
Yields large bulbs with large cloves. Best planted in late October thru early November. I mulch them with compost and straw in a raised bed.

Reviewed on 03/06/2005 by Sweez - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Allegany, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Large bulb size and keeps as well for me as Italian Easy Peel. Only four toes per bulb and mellow flavor.

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