Buying garlic to plant- good vendors?

[benthegirl]

@jcf

Interesting selection. The Dunjanski used to be almost impossible to find but has seen a rise in popularity. I tried the white Dunjanski and tried for longest time to get some red but could only find sources in Australia (where apparently they take their garlic very seriously).

I hope interesting is not bad! All the varieties I got were reported to do well in my climate (east coast 6b) so not picked by any particulars other than that. I do not know if I got red or white Dunjanski - it’s listed as “purple stripe”. Here is the page: Dunganski Garlic.

@jcf

Elephant is a personal taste thing. If you like very mild garlic then maybe. We found more money to be made in selling the flowers.

YES! the flowers are great. They look like something out of a Dr. Seuss book. Ramps are also tasty. Also, they are a flower I can grow (other than daffodils) that the deer don’t attack. As long as you’re not expecting a strong garlic flavor they’re pretty good. Otherwise you’d be disappointed. They are good roasted as a spread or more like you’d use a leek in other dishes.

@jcf

Gurney’s has always been kind of a low quality place but i took a chance this spring and ordered a plum tree tree that i couldnt find anywhere else

They do have some exclusive varieties that are pretty good. I have a “Flat Wonderful” peach which is pretty great - also no longer on patent. I’d keep it around just for the foliage which is really nice looking.

Glad to hear your tree did well! Along with the sad garlic I got some dead plants which didn’t get refunded or replaced. They were making it very hard and I gave up. So I’m pretty wary of them.

[snarfing]

doesanyone have any suggestions of elephant garlic for zone 7a/b? I’m a huge leek fan and i just found out theyre not actually garlic and in the leek family so i may give it a shot

As to the thread, I am actually trying out sweet garleek this year

[jcf]

Ive contacted different sellers of dunganski in the US and so far none even knew there was different sub species.
As far as a home grower is concerned i cant imagine there will be any difference.
Here is link to Australian seller:

https://tasmaniangourmetgarlic.com.au/?product_cat=&s=Dunganski+red&post_type=product

[MagicMedicine]

I am doing elephant garlic for the first time this year, 9b south Louisiana. It is not for the garlic flavor, it’s barely there, it is for the flowers and its reproduction cycle of producing corms. It is good in a crawfish boil smashed into a boiled potato, but so is regular garlic!