Description
A Porcelain garlic originally collected from Belarus. Grows well in cold or mild winter areas. Leningrad is so beautiful it could only have been designed by an artist. It has thick white luxuriant bulb wrappers which peel away to reveal beautiful beige purple clove covers with elongated tips almost like a Purple Stripe garlic.
Harvest Time
Late season
Origin
Belarus, approximately 600 km south of Leningrad.
Flavour and Uses
Leningrad is a hot garlic variety and even with all its eye appeal, it is the taste of Leningrad that you remember. Its flavour starts off mild and becomes very strong and robust and sticks around for a long time. Leningrad is a real starter on both taste and pungency. Cloves are easy to peel. They work well for any dish that calls for assertive garlic flavour.
Appearance and size
From a grower's perspective, it is a tall dark green plant and is a very good survivor, usually grows healthy and appears to be somewhat resistant to many of the diseases that can affect garlic. Leningrad can get quite large in good growing conditions. On average 4 6 cloves per bulb.
Harvest and Storage
Harvest late season. Porcelains set larger bulbs when their scapes are removed. Porcelains are a good storing garlic. Expect 8-9 months storage.
Sowing
Best Planted in rows 30cm apart with 20cm between rows. The coverage that can be expected would be :
10 Cloves 1m2
100 Cloves 10m2
1000 Cloves 100m2
Garlic is available to order now for immediate delivery. Please note that garlic is being sold in heads as opposed to cloves as the garlic is better stored in heads and produces stronger plants with better yields when broken into cloves just before planting. Listed below you will see the number of heads and approximate cloves (seeds) per head.
Please note that the cloves quantity is approximate as indicated and can vary.
Bulk quantities in excess of the size packs listed is available and pricing is available on request.
Cloves (Seeds) per head - Approximately 4-6
Available in packs of :
2 heads - Approximately 10 cloves(seeds)
20 heads - Approximately 100 cloves(seeds)
200 heads - Approximately 1000 cloves(seeds)
Pricing on larger quantities is available on request.
Each pack contains small to large heads.
Important to note
The Garlic being sold has been grown and harvested in South Africa and is direct from the farmer. The garlic is not imported. The varieties are acclimatized to South African conditions.
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Approximate processing and transit times are listed below
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