German Red Heirloom Certified Seed Garlic Cloves

German Red Heirloom Certified Seed Garlic is a spicy Rocambole hardneck variety prized for its rich, complex flavor. These certified, disease-free seed cloves grow a single ring of cloves around a rigid central stalk, producing larger heads with fewer but more flavorful cloves. Grown in the USA and properly cured, the bulbs store up to 6 months.

At a glance

• Variety: German Red, a Rocambole hardneck garlic
• Type: Heirloom, certified disease-free, Non-GMO
• Flavor: Spicy and complex
• Origin: Product of the USA
• Planting season: Fall
• Planting depth: 1 inch, in a slightly raised ridge
• Spacing: 6 inches apart
• Storage: Up to 6 months when properly cured

Best for

• Gardeners who want bold, gourmet-quality garlic
• Fall planting for a midsummer harvest
• Roasting, where the complex flavor stands out
• Cooks who value fewer, larger cloves that are easy to use
• Growers wanting a hardy, disease-free seed stock

How to grow

Plant cloves 1 inch deep in a slightly raised ridge in fall, spacing them 6 inches apart in a single row or double-wide row block. Mulch up to 6 inches deep, maintain a weed-free bed in full sun, and keep soil evenly moist. Harvest the following summer once the lower leaves brown, then cure in a dry, airy spot.

Flavor profile

Spicy and pungent when raw, mellowing into a deep, complex richness when roasted or cooked.

About Papaws Garden Supply

Papaws Garden Supply is a family-minded seed and garden company on a mission of helping the next generation to grow with nature, offering heirloom and certified seed stock for home growers.

Restriction: cannot ship to Idaho.