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Garlic 'Early Purple Wight'

Garlic 'Early Purple Wight' is a robust, early purple garlic, bred on the Isle of Wight which produces large bulbs which will keep through to November.
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2 bulbs

DELIVERY INFORMATION
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Direct Sow
Flowers/ Harvest

Details:

Type
Edible Crop
Position
Kitchen Garden
Soil
Broad Tolerance
Height
30cm (12in)
Common name
Garlic
Moisture
Well-drained
Aspect
Full Sun
Spread
Split the bulb into cloves and plant these individually, each clove upright, with the flat base down and pushed into the soil to twice their own depth, spaced at intervals of 6in/15cm.
Cultivation
Plant autumn or early spring. Split the bulb into cloves and plant them individually, upright, with the flat base down and pushed into the soil to twice their own depth, spaced at intervals of 15cm. Can be grown in containers if kept watered.

Description

Garlic 'Early Purple Wight' is a robust, early purple garlic, bred on the Isle of Wight which produces large bulbs which will keep through to November.

Care Tips

Keep the area weed-free until the foliage begins to turn yellow in mid summer when it is ready to lift, dry in the sun and then harvest.