Orchard Purple StripeA variety I acquired from a Bennington Vermont Garlic Fest vendor years and years ago. They had acquired this Purple Stripe from some friends of theirs operating an orchard. Its exact Eurasian origins unknown, I've named it Orchard Purple Stripe. It has been consistently productive and remarkable for years. Despite having lost track of its heirloom status, it's such a good grower, I can't give it up! I hope some day that genetic testing will allow me

Great overwintering germination but the plants are still showing variation in size

somebody started selecting it for extra winter-hardiness

Metechi had the latest harvest date of all garlic in 2019

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Even as an Artichoke

it seems to have matured on the same schedule as my Turbans and Artichokes

Originally Vekan

Most character is found in its raw state and lost when cooked

Did excellently in the 2020 and 2021 harvest

Just part and parcel of being a wild garlic that doesn't fit in categories

but will vary by variety and box to box

in the pics you can see I saved some large singles/rounds for planting