Hudson Valley Garlic Growers
Locally grown and community minded
For quality, taste and natural goodness.
Organic methods and hand picked from field to your table
Hardneck varieties - (Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon):
Notes as a single ring of cloves surrounding a stiff central stem that curls as it grows. - otherwise later known as a scape - Most cold-hardy of the garlics, but doesn’t store as well as soft necks. The cloves are easy to peel. Hardneck varieties include Rocambole, Purple-Striped and Porcelain types. We currently have the following varieties:
Porcelain Type Rocambole Type Purple Stripe Type
German White German Red Chesnok Red
Spanish Roja
Locally grown and community minded
For quality, taste and natural goodness.
Organic methods and hand picked from field to your table
Hardneck varieties - (Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon):
Notes as a single ring of cloves surrounding a stiff central stem that curls as it grows. - otherwise later known as a scape - Most cold-hardy of the garlics, but doesn’t store as well as soft necks. The cloves are easy to peel. Hardneck varieties include Rocambole, Purple-Striped and Porcelain types. We currently have the following varieties:
Porcelain Type Rocambole Type Purple Stripe Type
German White German Red Chesnok Red
Spanish Roja
Softneck varieties (Allium sativum var. sativum):
Given this type as their necks tend to stay soft at harvest time, so they can be easily braided. Softneck varieties will produces large cloves around the outside, and smaller cloves in the middle. Most have a strong flavor, stores well and are less winter-hardy than stiffnecked varieties. Varieties found in supermarkets are most often softnecks. Includes Silverskin and Artichoke types.
Given this type as their necks tend to stay soft at harvest time, so they can be easily braided. Softneck varieties will produces large cloves around the outside, and smaller cloves in the middle. Most have a strong flavor, stores well and are less winter-hardy than stiffnecked varieties. Varieties found in supermarkets are most often softnecks. Includes Silverskin and Artichoke types.
