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'Persian Star' Garlic |
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Hardneck
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Purple-striped hardneck with large, red-tipped cloves. Probably from Uzbekistan. Also known as 'Samarkand'.
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Overall: (5.0 Stars)
Taste: (5.0 Stars)
Yield: (5.0 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (5.0 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 2
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 02/10/2012 by
36th parallel subtropics
- An experienced gardener
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Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| hi quality purple striped heirloom variety, very intense flavor, will make your eyes water if eaten fresh, best used for cooking, makes the best pizza, planted about 20lbs of seed, grew 1000 plants, harvest every year on june 20. not the biggest, but beautiful, hi quality, n reliable |
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Reviewed on 10/20/2007 by
mrmcgregor
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Cortland, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| This is the most trouble free garlic I've grown. Plant in the first week of Nov. under heavy staw mulch. I usually have to remove the Spring flower buds. It's ready to harvest in mid August. It will keep until the following June. |
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