Details Type: hard neck Rocambole garlic Color: bulb wrapper has a brownish cast Maturity: ? Size: “A Grade = 1 7/8″ and larger bulbs” averages 6-8 cloves per bulb, per PVFS 8-13 cloves per bulb BCMAFF approximately 7 bulbs per pound Yield: ? Taste: Heat: strong & long-lasting great flavor “strong garlic flavor with a warm […]
Details Type: hard neck porcelain (continental) garlic Color: creamy white/shiny thick white wrapper rose skinned cloves Maturity: ? Size: “big & fat” 2″ and larger diameter bulbs 4-7 large cloves per bulb Yield: ? Taste: Heat: 5 (very strong) Good for salsa “one of the hottest garlics” “full-bodied & strong; intense but flavorful” “raw flavor […]
Details Type: hard neck purple stripe garlic Color: white outer layers almost solid purple striping on clove wrappers Maturity: “late maturing” Size: 2″ and larger diameter bulbs 5-7 large cloves per bulb “grows larger than other garlics” Yield: ? Taste: “very strong, hot garlic” Heat: very strong Disease Resistance: ? Storage Quality: medium stores better […]
Leeks are a cold-weather crop, but there’s no need to pull them when it gets warm out: letting them go to seed allows them to reseed themselves for the fall, plus the pollinators and predatory insects love their flowers. They are really cool looking, too. Botanical Information Taxonomy Allium ampeloprasum History Leeks originated in the […]
Details Allium ampeloprasum Type: Shape: regular Color: thick blue-green leaves with white stems Maturity: 100 days Size: 12-14″ stalks, “large” Yield: “good yields” Taste: “nice flavor”, “great in soups, stir fries and stews” Disease Resistance: ? Notes: easy to grow very adaptable Sources: (where to buy) Peaceful Valley Farm: $3.99 for 1 lb of transplants Results from […]
Details Day Length Requirement: Intermediate Day variety Type: Shape: flat globe shape Color: deep red Maturity: 172 days (early) Size: “productive & vigorous” Taste: sweet Disease Resistance and Environmental Tolerance: resistant to bolting red cultivars are thought to be especially prone to bolting (RIEOG-356) Notes: an improved variety of the Stockton red onion -Peaceful Valley […]
Details Day Length Requirement: Intermediate– to Short-Day Variety (Peaceful Valley) Type: Shape: globe Color: bright white Maturity: 160 days; harvest mid- to late-season Size: “Jumbo sized” Taste: medium pungency onion Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: high tolerance to pink root rot high tolerance to Fusarium basal rot good bolt resistance Storage: 3-4 months Notes: “eye-catching […]
Details Day Length Requirement: Peaceful Valley considers them to be Intermediate and Long Day Type: Shape: torpedo-shaped Color: red to purple skin, light red flesh Maturity: 95-200 days Size: 6-8″ long, 3″ wide Taste: mild, sweet flavor Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: red cultivars are thought to be especially prone to bolting (RIEOG-356) Storage: short […]
Benefits eat various plant predators, such as: Army worms borers cucumber beetles cutworms gypsy moths Japanese beetles (white grubs) root maggots root weevils wireworms see specific species for their target prey beneficial nematodes are totally safe to use: they are not harmful to humans, pets, plants, birds, earthworms, honeybees, or beneficial insects the way they […]
Details Open-Pollinated: ? Type: true shallot (grey shallot) Shape: ? Color: lavender flesh Maturity: ? Size: ? Yield: ? Taste: ? Disease Resistance: ? Notes: recommended variety by Sylvia Thompson in The Kitchen Garden “cultivar from Brittany with lavender flesh and pure sweet shallot flavor” “the most elegant of all” Sources: (where to buy) I have […]