Ajo Rojo Garlic

Ajo Rojo is a very long keeping Creole class garlic with a strong, aromatic flavour. It's grown right here at our nursery.

These are large bulbs, and a pack of 5 bulbs weighs around 300g, making this exceptional value compared with garlic selling upwards of $40/kg in supermarkets, and seed garlic costing much more per bulb elsewhere as well.

As with all hard-neck types, it has a central flower stem, surrounded by segments in a single layer, with 7-10 large segments in each bulb.

Please note that due to wet weather we had a late harvest of this crop and the bulbs look a bit 'scruffy' compared with past years. They're starting to split open a bit, but this has no effect on the garlic and it can still be planted and/or eaten as usual.

Break the bulbs into individual cloves and plant them in rows 2-3cm deep with 8-10cm between cloves. If you have more than one row, space the rows 20cm apart to make sure all the plants get plenty of light.

Ajo Rojo is best planted by the end of June, and can be harvested as late as mid January. Don't go by the old 'plant on shortest day, harvest on the longest day' theory. Plant according to what each variety needs and harvest it when it is ready.

Fertilise with general purpose fertiliser in early September and again in early November to boost the plants for their final growth push. No fertiliser is needed at planting time.

Please note that garlic and shallots are shipped in May/June and freight is charged separately from other bulb orders

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