Garlic Harvest 2023 and New Patch Planted

The garlic patch was harvested this year between July 31 and August 11th.  Below is a look at some of the varieties grown.  All pictured are hardnecks.

Baba Franchuk's (Rocambole)

 

Red Russian (Marbled Purple Stripe)

Northern Quebec (Porcelain)

Brown Tempest (Glazed Purple Stripe - pretty and shiny)

Kiev (Rocambole)

Pyong Vang Korean (Glazed Purple Stripe.  This is year 2 for them, started from bulbils in 2021).

 

 

Central Siberian (Marbled Purple Stripe)

 

   Like Pyong Vang Korean, Red Rezan (Glazed Purple Stripe), Russian Giant (Marbled Purple Stripe), Persian Star (Purple Stripe), and Mother of Pearl (Silverskin, the only softneck variety I have grown) were started from bulbils in 2021.  They are at the "round" and small bulb stage.  I didn't want to remove the outer skins from these ones before planting them again at the end of the month, so they are not pictured.

  The new garlic patch, which will be harvested next August, was planted on September 24th in the South garden.  I only planted Central Siberian and Northern Quebec bulbils this year.  Cloves and large rounds (all the varieties mentioned above) were planted in the majority of the patch.  As the leaves fall, they'll be chopped and used to mulch the garlic patch.