Chinese Pink, Garlic Bulbs

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Key Attributes

Sun
Sun: Full Sun
Days To Maturity (# Days)
Days To Maturity (# Days): 290
Botanical Name
Botanical Name: Allium sativum

Chinese Pink, Garlic Bulbs

Chinese pink garlic, also known as Asian Rose or Chinese Rose garlic, is a delightful variety cherished for its subtle flavor and distinctive pink-tinged cloves. Cultivating Chinese pink garlic begins with selecting high-quality bulbs for planting, typically in the autumn months. Like other garlic varieties, it thrives in well-drained soil enriched with organic matter. Planting cloves should be spaced several inches apart and planted with the pointed end facing upwards, ensuring proper development. Throughout the growing season, Chinese pink garlic requires consistent watering and weed control to promote healthy growth. As the garlic plants mature, they produce long, slender scapes that can be harvested for culinary use, while underground, the bulbs swell and develop their characteristic flavor. Harvesting usually occurs in late spring or early summer when the leaves begin to turn yellow and dry. Once harvested, Chinese pink garlic can be cured in a warm, dry place to enhance its flavor and storage qualities. Whether grown in backyard gardens or on a larger scale, cultivating Chinese pink garlic offers a rewarding experience, yielding a flavorful and versatile ingredient for a variety of culinary creations.
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Key Attributes

Sun
Sun: Full Sun
Days To Maturity (# Days)
Days To Maturity (# Days): 290
Botanical Name
Botanical Name: Allium sativum

Product Details

Weight

.25

Plant Height

18-24"

Botanical Name

Allium sativum

Seed Type

Bulbs

Garlic Hardneck Type

Creole

Row Spacing

18"

Sow Depth

3"

Breed

Open-pollinated

Garlic Type

Hardneck

Sun

Full Sun

Types

Creole Garlic

Life Cycle

Annual

Sow Method

Direct Sow

Plant Spacing

4-6"

Categories

Garlic

Days To Maturity (# Days)

290

Heirloom

Heirloom

Seeds Per Acre

1,200 -1,600 lbs

Components

Growing Instructions

    Learning Download: How to Grow Garlic

Garlic naturally repels pests from the garden and can be used for its bulbs or the scapes, or green fronds, the bulbs produce. Scapes can be eaten fresh or used in various dishes.

Before Planting: Garlic in most cases should be planted right before your first frost date in the fall. For more Southern states that are in zones 8-10, garlic should be planted in early December. Prepare garlic for planting by breaking apart all cloves from the garlic. Be careful to leave the outer skin attached. Soak cloves in a jar of water for 2 hours prior to planting. If you have some seaweed fertilizer laying around add some of this to the water. This will help prevent fungal disease.

Planting: Plant garlic in a rich, well drained soil that is weed-free. Dig a hole 2″ deep and place soaked garlic clove in hole with the flat end facing down (pointy end up). Cover with soil and add an organic fertilizer on top. Space cloves 4-6″ apart in same row and rows 18-24″ apart. For best results cover soil with 6-8″ of straw. In a couple months you will see shoots poking through. During the winter months growth will stop. When spring arrives growth will resume.

Watering: Water every 3 to 5 days during bulbing.

Fertilizer: Garlic requires adequate nitrogen, so fertilize accordingly. Blood meal is a good source of high-nitrogen fertilizer. Once you begin fertilization, fertilize the garlic every three weeks.

Days to Maturity: Garlic can take up to 210 days to mature.

Harvesting: Harvest garlic when green leaves have turned brown and fallen over. Be sure to dig deep and under garlic to not break or cut the garlic itself. Upon harvesting garlic will store best with leaves braided and hung in a dark, cool cellar.

Tips: Garlic repels pests from the garden, so it doesn’t have much trouble with them.

Shipping Schedule

Garlic seed will ship at the appropriate time for your planting zone. The chart below estimates when your garlic seed will arrive. You will receive an email notifying you when your strawberry roots ship giving you a few days to prepare for planting.

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*This product is perishable and does not ship outside the United States.

Garlic Seed Fall Shipping Schedule
ZONES SHIPPING BEGINS
8,9,10 Mid-September
6,7 Late-September
3,4,5 Mid-October

 

 

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