Rusty Fence Ranch – Santa Rosa, CA (Certified Organic – CCOF)
Hardneck Purple Strip Garlic
Créme de la Rasa is considered a hot garlic with rich undertones. It's fine flavor pairs well with cheese and is delicious in baking. Tolerates a range of growing conditions and soil moisture. This is a Mid-season harvest. Stores 6-8 months under proper conditions.
Where winters are milder (like our area) garlic is planted from October through January.
Garlic will make the largest bulbs in fertile soil with lots of organic matter, so amend your soil as necessary.
Break the bulbs into individual cloves and plant 4-6" apart in rows that are 12" apart. Aprox 1" deep, root side down.
Fertilize in spring with a little chicken manure and a slow release organic fertilizer like cottonseed meal or Cal Organic 7-5-7.
Harvest is based on the type of garlic. Once the tops start to die down usually June-July.