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Posted by oregon_veg 8 (My Page) on Sun, May 27, 07 at 14:38
I would like everyone's opinion on the "hottest" garlic they have grown. I understand that climate affects this considerably, So that can be taken into consideration.
the reason I ask.... My son plays soccer a lot. When they have night games, the mosquitos are terrible. He eats lots of garlic and when they play, the bugs leave him alone. All the other players smear themselves with deat. So... we had a discussion.. Could the hotter garlic be a better deterent?
Just a thought.
(one kid even suggested that it wasn't the garlic at all, just that my son didn't taste very good) :-)
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RE: Need a Hot Garlic
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| I only grow garlic that comes from the grocery store and starts growing. Strangely enough I am getting a fabulous crop from that this year, if I can tell by how large the plants are. Several people have asked if they are leeks, they are so big. BUT, I read the Seed Savers Exchange catalog, and they have many, many types of garlic, and describe each with a paragraph. They say which are hottest and largest and so on. They have many heirloom varieties. I mean to plant some from them someday. Marcia |
RE: Need a Hot Garlic
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| I harvested Polish Softneck a couple of days ago. The description in the seed catalog mentioned that it was a hot garlic. I tasted a sliver of it raw and it made my eyes water, nose run and my mouth burn.....and I like hot chilies! It is a very hot garlic indeed! I purchased my garlic from Territorial last Fall. |
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