Garlic Bulbs, Chesnok Red Hardneck

Chesnok Red is a cold-hardy hardneck garlic with purple stripes that become more pronounced depending on how hard winter conditions are and how deep the bulbs are planted. Large bulbs of this variety produce relatively more, usually 8-10, cloves than porcelain garlic varieties. This variety is excellent for roasting and stores very well under ideal conditions.

Our seed garlic was grown with organic practices by Lindsay Klaunig of Ohio.

Ships end of September 2023

• Full sun
• Planting depth: Plant each clove deep enough to have them covered with soil
• Sprouts in 7-10 days
• Ideal Growing Temperature: Late fall and winter temperatures
• Plant Spacing: 6-8″
• Frost hardy: Yes
• Growth habit: Plants grow upward slowly through winter and its papery leaves get tall in spring. Hardneck varieties produce scapes that have seedheads attached to stalks that emerge through leaves. Hardneck garlic has stiff main stalks while the main stalk of softneck garlic is soft and “dies off” when the bulbs are ready to harvest.
• Allium sativum
• Growing tips: In most hardiness zones, plant in October-November for best results. Don’t separate the cloves before it is time to plant them. Preferably, soak the cloves in water with dissolved kelp meal in it. Plant in Nitrogen and Potassium rich beds. Unless your climate is very harsh in winter, we recommend you to not mulch your beds since mulching may sometimes promote rotting and other diseases. Southernmost growers need to vernalize bulbs in paper bags with airholes in them in fridge for 8-9 weeks prior to planting in fall. 3-4 days after the hardneck varieties form scapes, cut them to eat and to encourage larger bulbs.