There are two types of garlic, hardneck and softneck.
The type you mostly buy is softneck which has a plaitable stem, stores well (which is why shops stock it) and is often excellent.
But the best, tastiest garlic is hardneck which has a stiff, upright stalk and because it is much harder to buy it makes sense to grow it yourself.
Hardneck varieties such as ‘Red Duke’, ‘Rocambole’, or ‘Early Purple Wight’ are slower to grow so should be planted now, a month or more before softneck varieties.
Like all garlic of any type, plant plump individual cloves (the bigger the clove the bigger the bulb it will generate) about 6 inches apart , pointed end up and buried a good inch below the surface in good but well-drained soil.
Shoots will appear in about 6-8 weeks.
Casablanca is a vigourous growing variety of garlic, yielding small strong flavoured white bulbs.
Casablanca is a variety that is better suited to colder conditions and ideal for the UK.
This easy an easy to grow garlic variety will perform just as well in containers or in the ground as long as the soil has been prepared properly and has adequate drainage..
- 3 Bulbs x 3
