Rusty Fence Ranch – Santa Rosa, CA (Certified Organic – CCOF)

From Inchelium, WA; on the Coleville Indian Reservation. The bulbs are large- to 3+ inches in diameter. 8-12

cloves of good size. Mild, but lasting flavor, with a hint of hot! Dense cloves store well, as flavor strengthens.

This vigorous variety won a Rodale taste test of 20 garlic strains, named “very best of the soft necks.

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.