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Hardneck garlic 'Bzenec Blue' / 'Bzenc'

Hardneck garlic 'Bzenec Blue' / 'Bzenc'

Product number: 306220.1
Origin: Eurasia
Latin: Allium sativum var ophioscorodon subvar marbled purple stripe

This Czech variety from the city of Bzenec (via the collection of New York grower Dr. Boris Andrst) has a strong, quickly building heat when eaten raw. Baked cloves are round, firm, and full of aroma. A connoisseur's variety that will never be a mass-produced item; the yield is not enormous, but the taste is better!

How delicious can also be beautiful... (or vice versa). This tasty member of the garlic family grows with 1 or more curls in the stem and is (therefore) particularly decorative. Spiral garlic is called hardneck garlic in English and is generally stronger in taste than the so-called softneck varieties.

Names:
Latin: Allium sativum var ophioscorodon subvar marbled purple stripe
Dutch: Spiraalknoflook
Also known as: Esculaapui
English: Serpent Garlic Hardneck

Garlic can be planted year-round, provided the cloves are in good condition. Most varieties are in stock during autumn and winter. We supply varieties that are successfully cultivated in the Netherlands. Immediately after receiving, break open the bulb and plant the cloves in the ground: 2-5 cm deep and 10-20 cm apart. If planted in the autumn, the garlic will emerge in February (or earlier) and can be harvested in June-July. Later planting, of course, means a later harvest. Harvesting is not mandatory; garlic is winter-hardy and can also simply remain in the ground. After harvesting, braid the foliage as you sometimes see garlic in stores and dry the bulbs in the sun. Indoors, they can sometimes be stored for up to a year! Cultivation is not difficult, but good tips can be found in our cultivation description in PDF (see bottom of the website). Garlic is said to deter aphids in, for example, roses – worth a try!

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