For gardeners in cold northern growing climates overwintering fall-planted garlic can often be a hit or miss proposition. However, the softneck group of garlic like the artichoke and silverskin varieties are fast-growing and can be planted in the spring for a bountiful fall harvest. They are also perfect for fall planting like the many hardneck varieties. The softneck garlics are also perfect for braiding, and are some of the best storage garlic varieties for those chefs who can't go a week in the winter without tasting fresh chopped garlic!

At Stargazer Perennials Farm and Nursery we love the many different subtle garlic flavors that the softneck varieties give us, and we love planting them with hardneck garlic in the fall for a great summer harvest of different flavored garlics. Be sure to reserve your seed garlic early  for Spring 2010 shipping beginning in March.

Try growing our favorite softneck garlic varieties listed below in your garden next spring from our USDA Certified Organic Garlic Seed stock. They all have different flavors, bulb sizes and growth habits, but they are all easy to grow  and are the easiest garlic to cure and braid. Garlic lovers will be in heaven next summer!

         Organic Inchelium Red Softneck Seed Garlic                                          Organic Silver Rose Silverneck Seed Garlic   
          Organic Early Italian Purple Seed Softneck Garlic                                   Organic Nootka Rose Silverneck Seed Garlic