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Number of Reviews: 15
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 08/15/2012 by
Little Minnie
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Sherburne, Minnesota, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Beautiful large variety. Such big but few cloves that you get less bulbs for next year since they average maybe 3 cloves per bulb. |
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Reviewed on 11/13/2011 by
Luffa Zar
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Dane, Wisconsin, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| This garlic is mild, produces an extremely large clove. Plants grow well and if you keep planting the stock year after garlic will acclimate to your condition. This one is white and keeps well for 8 to 10 months. |
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Reviewed on 03/26/2010 by
johnnydesoto
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Atlantic, New Jersey, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 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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| Grown out 15 years.
Pros: Good keeper, Reliable, Displays resistance to disease and maggot under my conditions (heavy maggot pressure), flavor good to excellent
Cons: Bulbils too small for eating, cloves to large for my taste |
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Reviewed on 04/12/2009 by
UpstateJohn
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Monroe, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 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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| 10 years of growing several types, and I have yet to find a better all-around garlic. Durable, prolific, and a balanced flavor that is extremely difficult to overdose in a dish. I now have several friends also growing it, so they don't have to tap my stores during the winter. |
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Reviewed on 11/15/2008 by
SewingDiva
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Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| So easy to grow, just give it good drainage. The scapes that emerge in the spring can be used to make garlic pesto, which is just delicious! |
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Reviewed on 08/31/2008 by
onion lover
- An experienced gardener
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Oxford, Maine, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| The best growing garlic we have ever tried growing. For us, bulbs usually have between 2-4 large cloves. If scapes are left on, the plants will reach over 8 ft tall and the bulbs will be small to medium in size. The plant will produce over 100 bulbils in mid-August that will drop from the plant and self-sow or they can be planted and should produce good bulbs in 2 years. If the scapes are cut off, the plant will only reach about 5-6 ft tall, and the bulbs will be very large. If the plants are fertilized prior to sending up the scapes, the bulbs can get Elephant Garlic size. We average a 6-month long winter here (Nov-May) and we haven't yet lost a plant through the winter. |
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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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| This is hands-down the best variety I grow out of nearly 30 in my Zone 4 garden in the Connecticut River Valley of New Hampshire. In general, porcelains do well for me, and German Extra-Hardy are reliably the largest bulbs of the half-dozen I grow. They do have slightly more cloves (5-6) than most of my other Porcelains, which tend to have four cloves with a few at five, but the added size more than makes up for this. The more garlic I grow, the more I appreciate larger, consistent cloves as it makes life easier both in the kitchen, and in selecting cloves for next year's crop. |
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Reviewed on 10/23/2007 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 a mainstay garlic for me. Sometimes, though, it's hard to decide when to harvest it. If you leave it too long, the bulb starts to split. However, it doesn't seem to make any difference to the flavor. It keeps through March, but not as well as the softnecks. |
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Reviewed on 10/22/2007 by
JR
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Oakland, Michigan, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| The cloves are huge, which makes this garlic much easier to use than other's I've tried. It stores well; I use it all year long. Bulbs from Johnny's were expensive! |
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Reviewed on 09/25/2007 by
Corbin
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| My Father purchased German Extra Hardy garlic in 1979 from a German garlic farmer in Ontario Canada. He grew it near Keuka Lake in the Fingerlakes region in New York until 2005.This year I grew the 8th generation originating from his stock, (harvested 1200 bulbs). It's easy to grow and reliable. Produces large bulbs every year and keeps well. Too much nitrogen produces giant attenuated bulbs with little color. Compost with mycorrhizal produces large (2-1/2'- 3" diabmeter bulbs) rock hard flavorful bulbs. Unfortunately, German Extra Hardy doesn't compare with the flavor of Rocambole garlic.
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Reviewed on 05/05/2007 by
jhml
- An intermediate gardener
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Dane, Wisconsin, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Easy to grow. hardy through a Wisconsin winter with hay mulch. Big cloves. Easy to peel. Powerful flavor that is mature and smooth.
What more could one want in garlic? |
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Reviewed on 03/19/2007 by
TJD57
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Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Love this garlic! Extremely hardy variety. The cloves are very large and the plants vigorous. Very flavorful, true garlic taste. I can always rely on it to make it through the winter to appear in spring in Wisconsin. |
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Reviewed on 02/18/2007 by
johncandie
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Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| I started with 3-4 heads of German Extra-Hardy from Fedco four years ago. Replanted the abundant cloves the first two years. Started harvesting in earnest on year three. Looks like we'll never run out of garlic from here on out. The cloves are huge= easy to use in the kitchen. Keeps until next year's crop is ready to go. Taste is hot and full-flavored. |
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Reviewed on 05/30/2006 by
pajohnso
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Marquette, Michigan, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 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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| Extra large heads. Excellent flavor, best when quick slivired or sliced and cooked in a stir fry. |
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Reviewed on 12/15/2004 by
BPippin
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Ontario, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Based on my experience this is the variety to grow in NYS. The seed at Johnny's is from WNY. This variety has outperformed any of the seven varieties that I've tried. It seems identical to the variety called Music from Mich. State Univ. It consistently produces larger and better formed garlic than any other. |
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