3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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 , Apr 12, 2009
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Reviewer:
UpstateJohn from Monroe County, NY
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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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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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, Nov 15, 2008
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Reviewer:
SewingDiva from MA
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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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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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, Aug 31, 2008
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Reviewer:
onion lover from ME
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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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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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, Nov 01, 2007
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Uncle John from NH
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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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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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, Oct 23, 2007
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Reviewer:
mrmcgregor from Cortland County, NY
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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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