Garlic Varieties

2022 Northern Lights Garlic Variety Information:

Below is a list with pictures of the varieties of Garlic Seed and Eating Garlic we have planted for 2022. Each garlic variety has it’s own distinct flavor and has different uses based on the flavors. Once you have decided what varieties you would like to purchase you can order on our page.

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Chesnok Red

Chesnok Red is a great all-purpose cold-hardy, purple-striped hardneck variety known for its fine flavor. It turns sweet when baked and is superb for cooking, offering a distinctive lingering mellow aftertaste. Great in just about any dish. Stores 6 months when cured.

Georgian Fire

Porcelain sub species. This garlic is great for salsa and pickling with its intense hot flavor when raw. Possesses a robust rich flavor when cooked.

German Red

Light purple-skinned, hardneck rocambole-type variety known for its robust, spicy flavor. The German Red is well adapted to northern climates, and stores well.

Full bodied, strong and spicy garlic that reliably procedures large, satiny white and purple heads. The easy to peel cloves are wrapped in fawn colored skins. A widely popular variety that sets the standard for true garlic flavor.

Rocambole (Tamarack)

This robust garlic flavor hardneck rocambole type variety has taste profile with more bite than German Red. Averages 6 cloves per bulb.

We have found this to be the favorite for flavor from friends and family. Used both raw and as a powder it will provide a flavorful boost to any dish. This was one of our first seed garlic purchases.

Spanish Roja

Rocambole Variety. Deep, rich, complex flavor. flavor. Performs well in colder climates and can tolerate excess moisture better than most. Averages 8-12 cloves per bulb.

Music

Porcelain Variety. Originally imported from Italy, Music performs very well in cold climates. A robust grower that has big bulbs averaging 4-6 cloves per bulb. Cloves are mild when cooked, hot when eaten raw and sweet when baked.

Romanian Red

Porcelain Variety. A robust grower, producing 4 to 5 large, easy to peel cloves. It is a hot garlic with a “bite” when eaten raw. Has a wonderful buttery rich flavor when cooked. Truly a “Garlic lover’s” garlic. This garlic stores well.