Early Purple Garlic
New Zealand Early Purple is an early maturing, hard-neck Turban type of garlic. The turban group is named only for the shape of the flower umbel, the bulbs are similar to artichoke garlic bulbs in structure but are hard-neck and smaller than artichoke garlic bulbs. Bulbs vary in colour depending on the cultivar, from white to heavily purple-striped. All have large cloves and a sweet, rich flavor.
They are all early growing and early maturing and should be planted before mid May. They are ready for harvest in November which allows them to be grown and harvested before garlic rust establishes in late spring. It should be harvested before the leaves droop as this means a stronger leaf wrapper below the ground and a longer storage time.
Break the bulbs into individual cloves and plant them in rows 2-3cm deep with 8cm between cloves. If you have more than one row, space the rows 20cm apart to make sure all the plants get plenty of light.
Fertilise with general purpose fertiliser in early August and again in early October to boost them for their final growth push. No fertiliser is needed at planting time.
Joe and Marty's review of NZ Early Purple:- Joe: Sweet smelling with a rich flavour, earlier harvest avoids the worst of the garlic rust.
- Marty: Grew well in Christchurch, planted early April and harvested early December. Sweet, mild flavour.
Please note that garlic and shallots are shipped from mid-March to June, separately from flower bulbs, and freight is charged separately from other bulb orders
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