2024 PRE-ORDER ‘Spanish Red’ Seed Garlic [$26/LB]

‘SPANISH RED’ CREOLE GARLIC

FLAVOR PROFILE: peppery and hot, tamed by roasting or sautéing.

APPEARANCE/WRAPPER: pinkish white wrapper.

NUMBER/SIZE OF CLOVES: 8-12 well-formed cloves.

GROWING HABITS/TIPS: full sun, very well-drained soil, no weeds. Easily grown in warmer climates.

STORAGE/LIFE: 8-10 months.

MISC: usually harvested a full month later than other varieties.

SEEDS/POUND: 70-90 seeds.

‘Spanish Red’ is a spicy Creole variety of garlic whose fiery flavor can be tamed by roasting or sautéing. Genetically a weak-bolting softneck, ‘Spanish Red’ will behave like a hardneck in northern zones. The bulbs have pinkish white wrappers and about 8-12 well-formed cloves. Spanish Red does well in warmer climates and needs to be grown in full sun with very well-drained soil that is kept free of weeds. This variety stores longer than any other garlic we have ever grown, around 8-10 months when kept in a cool, dry place. ‘Spanish Red’ takes longer to mature and is usually harvested a full month later than other varieties, but it is well worth the wait.

Approximately 70-90 seeds per pound. 

Fiery, intense flavor that is tamed with roasting or sautéing. Long shelf life. Easily grown in southern climates.

All garlic sold by Big Elk Garlic Farm is a perishable food item that is naturally dried using only sunlight and air. It needs to be stored properly until use in a cool, dry place out of direct sunlight.

**PLEASE NOTE: All 2024 pre-orders placed for our seed garlic (for planting) as well as our culinary garlic (for cooking and processing) will begin shipping the first week of September 2024.**

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