Aorangi Marbled Purple Stripe Garlic

Aorangi Marbled Purple Stripe garlic is a medium to strong flavoured hard-neck garlic which keeps well through winter. It's grown right here at our nursery.

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.

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.

Aorangi MPS garlic is best planted by the end of June, and should be harvested in late December. 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 late September and again in November to boost the plants for their final growth push. No fertiliser is needed at planting time.

• Joe: Earthy smelling, good sized cloves. A sweet flavoured all-rounder.
• Marty: Grows well but does not store more than six months. Easy to peel, flavour is stronger than the Artichoke types. Beautiful sweet flavour when roasted.

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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