With the plethora of catalogs and websites and garden centers offering garlic to gardeners, how do you know what variety of garlic to choose? And should you be choosing hard neck, or soft neck, or that look-a-like Elephant garlic?
Today on Just Grow Something we’re gonna figure it out. We’ll talk about the differences between the types of garlic, and what might make you want to choose one variety over another – whether it’s to do with flavor, storage, disease resistance, or something else entirely. Let’s dig in!
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How many types of garlic are there? - Chef's Resource: https://www.chefsresource.com/how-many-types-of-garlic-are-there/
Explore Cornell - Home Gardening - Garlic Growing Guide: http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/homegardening/scene568b.html
Garlic Variety Descriptions | The Dyer Family Organic Farm: http://www.dyerfamilyorganicfarm.com/garlic-variety-descriptions/
Garlic | The Buffalo Seed Company: https://www.thebuffaloseedcompany.com/shop/garlic/88