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'Xian' Garlic
 
Sub-Category: Softneck
 
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Description: Softneck turban type (subvariety of artichoke type). Slow-bolting, early-maturing plants produce large, striped bulbs with pink to brown cloves.
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Reviewed on 11/01/2007 by Uncle John -

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Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States
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In my zone 4 garden, I have a hard time growing Turban garlics. Although they were very early to sprout, each year my bulbs got smaller, and fewer than half of them even survived. By way of reference, I grow 1,500 bulbs from over two dozen garlic varieties each year.
 




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