Chesnok Red Garlic- Certified Organic

Chesnok Red wins our taste-buds for the most delicious tasting garlic. It has a higher sugar content giving it the nickname "sweet baker" where the flavor is enhanced when cooked. It has an earthy, rich, and sweet garlic flavor without being overbearing. The clove sizes are also just the right size for cooking and pickling. Chesnok is a hardneck garlic from the purple stripe family, the origins are from the southern Republic of Georgia. This garlic has taller shaped cloves, typically 8-10 cloves per bulb, and lovely purple streaked wrappers that deepen or lessen in color depending on your soil type. Nice and tight skins make this a good storer, up to 6 months in proper conditions. A lovely addition to your garlic patch or kitchen. Grows very well in cooler climates and is an easy to grow garlic. Does very well for us in Vermont, especially in years where the winters are warmer. Scapes are smaller and thinner in size than porcelain varieties and scape usually a week later than porcelains.  Seed is graded primarily for health, size, and clove uniformity. Seed is at least 1.75" in diameter and typically will contain around 6-11 bulbs of garlic (50-90 cloves) per pound. We ship out largest heads first so order early. Culinary garlic is graded as eating garlic, sized around 1.25-1.5" in diameter. Typically 12-15 bulbs in a pound. All garlic can be planted and/or eaten but suggest if you are planting to select seed grade.  Seed Garlic has been tested negative for Garlic Bloat Nematode, White Rot, and other diseases from the University of Maine. Certified Organic by Vermont Organic Farmers (VOF). 0.5 lb Seed Grade Large Bulbs $13 (4 bulbs) 1 lb Seed Grade Large Bulbs $26 (7-8 bulbs) 1 lb Culinary Garlic Small/Medium size $18 (9-11 bulbs) sizes edited on 9/16/24 to reflect current sizes Our farm does our best to accurately represent the garlic crop but pre-selling it in July before we are able to fully grade until September may result in differing quantities than listed. We periodically update the website and adjust sizes. We appreciate your understanding.