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Softneck Garlic Varieties

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Recent changes in the understanding of the relationships between different garlics has led to there being five more varieties than there were when this website was first set up. This page features the softneck garlic varieties which belong to the sub-species Allium sativum sativum. There are two varieties of softneck, Artichoke and Silverskin. Garlics that were sold to us as Artichokes or that are so similar to these that we are sure they are Artichokes have been so labeled. We also have several small softnecks which we presume are silverskins because they are unlike our model Artichokes; however, we don't know as they arrived unclassified and so we have just called them small softneck garlics.

The weakly bolting harneck varieties Asiatic, Creole and Turban (sub-species Allium sativum ophioscorodon) have been given their own web page.

For more discussion of garlic varieties see the introduction on our garlic varieties page and the article on the Garlic Family Tree by Bob Anderson of the Gourmet Garlic Gardens.

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Garlic Varieties
	Porcelain Garlics Leningrad Northern Quebec Susan Delafield more...
	Purple Stripe, Marbled Purple Stripe and Glazed Purple Stripe Garlics Chesnok Red Kostyn's Red Russian Persian Star more...
	Rocambole Garlics German Red Korean Purple Puslinch more...
	Softnecks Garlics Achatami Acropolis Greek Applegate Baba's Chesnek Calabria California 98 California Early Chet's Italian Red Early Red Italian Endurance F4 Italian Fauquier Festival Formidable French Artichoke French Germanador French Tarne Inchelium Mild Inchelium Red Italian Kettle River Giant Moroccan Red Piedmont Portugeorge Red Italian Red Toch Russian Softneck Sarlat Sicilian Gold Siciliano Susanville Thermadrone Transylvanian Western Rose
	Weakly Bolting Hardnecks Early Turban Thai Tibetan more...

Garlic Family Tree For more information on the relationships between the garlic varieties see Bob Anderson’s The Garlic Family Tree and Where Garlic Came From from the Gourmet Garlic Gardens website.

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Come Back March 2012
Our shopping cart is closed for the winter. We still have some seed garlic and if it keeps well over winter we will be selling it for spring planting. Check back in March 2012 to see what is available.

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Softneck Varieties of Seed Garlics

Achatami - NEW - sold out in 2011

A softneck of the Artichoke variety, from Al Picketts of Eureka Garlic on Prince Edward Island. Achatami is listed in the Seeds of Diversity catalogue of heritage varieties. 2 bulb maximum

Acropolis Greek - NEW - sold out in 2011

A softneck of the Artichoke variety, from Al Picketts of Eureka Garlic on Prince Edward Island.
2 bulb maximum

Applegate - NEW

A softneck of the Artichoke variety, from Al Picketts of Eureka Garlic on Prince Edward Island.
2 bulb maximum

Baba's Chesnek - NEW - sold out in 2011

A softneck of the Artichoke variety, from Al Picketts of Eureka Garlic on Prince Edward Island.
2 bulb maximum

Calabria - NEW - increased maximum

A new softneck of the Artichoke variety from Italy. 10 bulb maximum

California 98 - NEW - sold out in 2011

A softneck of the Artichoke variety, from Al Picketts of Eureka Garlic on Prince Edward Island.
2 bulb maximum

California Early - NEW - sold out in 2011

A softneck of the Artichoke variety, from Al Picketts of Eureka Garlic on Prince Edward Island. This was commonly found in supermarkets in the Canada before the influx of garlic from China.
2 bulb maximum

Chet's Italian Red - NEW - sold out in 2011

A softneck of the Artichoke variety, from Al Picketts of Eureka Garlic on Prince Edward Island. Chet's Italian Red is listed in the Seeds of Diversity catalogue of heritage varieties.
2 bulb maximum

Early Red Italian - NEW - sold out in 2011

A softneck of the Artichoke variety, from Al Picketts of Eureka Garlic on Prince Edward Island. Early Red Italian is listed in the Seeds of Diversity catalogue of heritage varieties. 2 bulb maximum

Endurance - NEW - sold out in 2011

A softneck of the Artichoke variety, from Al Picketts of Eureka Garlic on Prince Edward Island.
2 bulb maximum

F4 Italian - NEW - sold out in 2011

A small softneck, probably of the Silverskin variety, from Al Picketts of Eureka Garlic on Prince Edward Island. 2 bulb maximum

Fauquier - NEW - sold out in 2011

A softneck of the Artichoke variety, from Al Picketts of Eureka Garlic on Prince Edward Island. Fauquier is listed in the Seeds of Diversity catalogue of heritage varieties. 2 bulb maximum

Festival - NEW - increased maximum

A softneck of the Artichoke variety, from Al Picketts of Eureka Garlic on Prince Edward Island.
10 bulb maximum

Formidable - sold out in 2011

Formidable is a softneck of the Artichoke variety, from Paul Pospisil. 2 bulb maximum

French Artichoke - NEW - sold out in 2011

A softneck of the Artichoke variety, from Al Picketts of Eureka Garlic on Prince Edward Island.
2 bulb maximum

French Gremanador - NEW - sold out in 2011

From Al Picketts of Eureka Garlic on Prince Edward Island.
2 bulb maximum

French Tarne - NEW - sold out in 2011

A softneck of the Artichoke variety, from Al Picketts of Eureka Garlic on Prince Edward Island.
2 bulb maximum

Inchelium Mild - NEW - increased maximum

A softneck of the Artichoke variety, from Al Picketts of Eureka Garlic on Prince Edward Island.
20 bulb maximum

Inchelium Red - increased maximum

Inchelium Red is a softneck, probably of the Artichoke variety, from Washington State. It has a pleasant, mild taste. Inchelium Red is listed In the Seeds of Diversity Canada catalogue of heritage varieties. 50 bulb maximum

Italian - NEW - sold out in 2011

A softneck of the Artichoke variety, from Al Picketts of Eureka Garlic on Prince Edward Island. Italian is listed in the Seeds of Diversity catalogue of heritage varieties. 2 bulb maximum

Kettle River Giant - NEW - sold out in 2011

A softneck of the Artichoke variety, from Al Picketts of Eureka Garlic on Prince Edward Island.
2 bulb maximum

Moroccan Red - not available in 2011

A new small softneck with a pleasing flavour. 4 bulb maximum

Portugeorge - NEW - increased maximum

A softneck of the Artichoke variety, from Al Picketts of Eureka Garlic on Prince Edward Island.
20 bulb maximum

Piedmont - sold out in 2011

Piedmont is a softneck of the Artichoke variety, from Paul Pospisil. 5 bulb maximum

Red Italian - NEW - sold out in 2011

A softneck of the Artichoke variety, from Al Picketts of Eureka Garlic on Prince Edward Island.
2 bulb maximum

Red Toch - NEW - sold out in 2011

A softneck of the Artichoke variety, from Al Picketts of Eureka Garlic on Prince Edward Island. Red Toch is listed in the Seeds of Diversity catalogue of heritage varieties. 2 bulb maximum

Russian Softneck - sold out in 2011

Russian Softneck is a small softneck from Salt Spring Seeds. 4 bulb maximum

Sarlat - NEW - sold out in 2011

A softneckof the Artichoke variety from France. 4 bulb maximum

Sicilian Gold - sold out in 2011

Sicilian Gold is a medium strength garlic with a pleasant flavour. It came to us from Salt Spring Seeds. It has consistently produced large softneck bulbs, probably of the Artichoke variety.
6 bulb maximum

Siciliano - NEW - sold out in 2011

A softneck of the Artichoke variety, from Al Picketts of Eureka Garlic on Prince Edward Island.
2 bulb maximum

Susanville - NEW

A softneck of the Artichoke variety, from Al Picketts of Eureka Garlic on Prince Edward Island. Susanville is listed in the Seeds of Diversity catalogue of heritage varieties. 2 bulb maximum

Thermadrone - NEW - sold out in 2011

A softneck of the Artichoke variety, from Al Picketts of Eureka Garlic on Prince Edward Island.
2 bulb maximum

Transylvanian - NEW - sold out in 2011

A softneck of the Artichoke variety, from Al Picketts of Eureka Garlic on Prince Edward Island.
2 bulb maximum

Western Rose - increased maximum

Western Rose is a lovely small softneck from Salt Spring Seeds. 20 bulb maximum

Note on Flavours
Please take our comments on flavour with a generous pinch of salt. The apparent strength and flavour of a strain of garlic is an individual perception. Different people under the same circumstances can have diametrically opposed views on the palatability and heat of a strain of garlic.