Red Russian- Marbled Purple Stripe Garlic - hardneck - from RUSTY FENCE RANCH in Santa Rosa, CA - Grown without the use of chemical fertilizers or chemical pesticides by a local grower. This garlic features big bulbs with distinctive wrappers that are streaked with purple. Up to 8 fat cloves per bulb. This garlic can do well in soggy winter soils than other garlic varieties. Bold heat that mellows to a warm sweet aftertaste when eaten raw. Stores 6-8 months.

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.