garlic 'Garcua' (PBR)
garlic / Allium sativum 'Garcua
'Garcua' is a vigorous, soft neck garlic that swells into large, globe-shaped bulbs with well-formed oval cloves that...
1 × head/bulb
£3.99
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3 × heads/bulbs
£10.00
£11.97
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Plant description
'Garcua' is a vigorous, soft neck garlic that swells into large, globe-shaped bulbs with well-formed oval cloves that store well and provide plenty of punch to your culinary dishes! In good growing conditions and an autumn planting, the resulting July harvest will provide between 16-18 bulbs.
Eventual height & spread
Plant features
Position
Full sun
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
How to care for garlic Garcua (PBR):
Plant the cloves (pointy side up) 2cm deep from September to December (if frost permits) at 15cm intervals. Subsequent rows should be spaced at 30cm intervals. Gently lift when the leaves start to yellow, and leave them on the surface of the soil (or in a bright shed) to ripen before storing them in a light, airy position, which is dry and frost free. There are not many varieties that show resistance to rust, but one way round this is to plant your garlic early, so that by May when rust is usually getting busy the garlic is well developed.
Please note this is one head (bulb) that can be split up into several cloves before planting. You will usually get about 4 cloves from this variety of garlic when split up for planting.
Please note this is one head (bulb) that can be split up into several cloves before planting. You will usually get about 4 cloves from this variety of garlic when split up for planting.
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