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Spiral garlic 'Ornak'

Spiral garlic 'Ornak'

Product number: 306293.1
Origin: Eurasia
Latin: Allium sativum var ophioscorodon

Ornak is a popular Polish variety, very suitable for hobby cultivation: the cloves separate easily! The variety is mid-late harvestable and therefore stores easily until the next harvest season. Its purple-pink skin contains a treasure trove of strongly flavoured garlic cloves.

How tasty 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
Dutch: Spiraalknoflook (Spiral Garlic)
Also: Esculaapui (Aesculapian Garlic)
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 upon receipt, break open the bulb and plant the cloves in the ground: 2-5 cm deep and 10-20 cm apart. When planted in autumn, the garlic will emerge in February (or earlier) and can be harvested in June-July. Later planting naturally means a later harvest. Harvesting is not mandatory; garlic is winter-hardy and can simply remain in the ground. After harvesting, braid the foliage as you sometimes see garlic in stores and dry the bulbs in the sun. They can be stored in a room 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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