Garlic - Asiatic - Asian Tempest - Org

Asian Tempest Organic Garlic (Hardneck) is a vigorous broadleaf variety from S. Korea. The beak on the bulbil can read 18 inches in length! The bulb and cloves are large with a blush of royal purple. The flavor is sweet when baked and breathtaking when eaten raw. It has a long storing life. Asian Tempest produces outstanding crops in both cold winter and wet, mild winter climates. Harvest as soon as leaf browning begins. Garlic survives bitterly cold winters underground and then grows rapidly when the weather warms in spring; bulbs in summer. Garlic needs fertile soil with lots of organic matter. The soil needs to remain uncompacted through the long growing season. Harvesting them at the right time is very important. Storage life is 3 to 5 months under cool (60 degree F) dry, dark conditions. . ... get more information