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Corkscrew Garlic 'Susan Delafield'

Corkscrew Garlic 'Susan Delafield'

Product number: 306336.1
Origin: Central Asia
Latin: Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon subvar. porcelain

This Canadian variety combines a complex and robust flavour with very good shelf life and excellent adaptation to our northern climate. The bulbs and cloves are quite small, but all the more refined in taste: it starts out sharp to hot and quickly mellows.

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 porcelain
Dutch: Spiral Garlic
Also known as: Aesculapius Onion
English: Serpent Garlic Hardneck

Garlic can be planted year-round, as long as the cloves are in good condition. Most varieties are in stock in autumn and winter. We offer varieties that are successfully cultivated in the Netherlands. Immediately after 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. Planted later, 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 you can find good tips 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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