Long Harvest Garlic Bulb Collection brings together 3 packs, one of each variety, with 2 bulbs per pack (6 bulbs in total). – to give kitchen gardeners a succession of fresh, flavoursome garlic from late May through to August.
Each variety has a different harvest time and flavour character, helping you enjoy freshly lifted garlic over a much longer season. From the first early white bulbs to richly flavoured later crops, this collection is an excellent-value way to keep your kitchen supplied with home-grown garlic.
This collection contains:
1 pack (2 bulbs) Garlic Extra Early Wight (Hardneck) – the earliest variety in the collection, ready to lift from as early as late May. The clean white-skinned bulbs have brilliant white flesh and a delicious, well-balanced flavour.
1 pack (2 bulbs) Garlic Rhapsody Wight (Softneck) – an early purple garlic ready from June, producing large, attractive bulbs streaked with deep purple. Its fresh, zingy flavour makes it a versatile ingredient for everyday cooking, and it can also be harvested young as green garlic.
1 pack (2 bulbs) Garlic Carcassonne Wight (Hardneck) – a vigorous variety producing well-formed bulbs with attractive pink cloves. Its rich, fragrant flavour carries particularly well through cooking, making it an excellent addition to the kitchen garden.
Growing all three varieties gives you a succession of harvests from late May through to August, extending the period in which you can enjoy freshly lifted garlic straight from the garden.
All three varieties are suited to autumn planting and can be grown in beds, allotments or suitable containers. The bulbs are sourced through trusted expert growers and are certified disease and virus free for reliable results.
Garlic Types
Hardneck Garlic (Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon) is generally more hardy than softneck garlic and tends to produce larger bulbs with fewer cloves. It also produces edible scapes in early summer – delicious chopped into stir-fries, dressings and other dishes.
Softneck Garlic (Allium sativum var. sativum) generally matures more quickly and stores for longer, while its soft stems make it ideal for traditional garlic plaits.
