Description

Key Facts

• Ideal for vegetable and fish dishes.
• Very nice flavour.
• Easy to grow.
• Takes about 3 to 4 months to grow
• Where to buy garlic cloves

.

Background

Albigensian Garlic is great if you would like a very easy to grow garlic that stores well

• Ideal location – balcony, patio or vegetable garden. (Or possibly unused spare room with extra light)
• Very nice flavour.
• Ideal for vegetable and fish dishes. (Or when roasted).
• Days from seed to harvest – about 90 to 120 (3 to 4 months)
• About 60 cm high

Typical recipes

The Albigensian Garlic type is great if you would like a garlic that has a very nice flavour and will store well (i.e. in the same way as you might use garlic bought from a supermarket)

Because of its nice flavour it’s often used in vegetable and fish dishes. (Or when roasted)

For example:

• Spice root & lentil casserole
• Lemon Garlic Tilapia
• Garlic Butter Fish

.

How to grow albigensian garlic

This type of Garlic is very easy to grow, but (like all garlics) it does tend to smell when growing – you won’t notice it outside (terrace, balcony, etc.) but will notice it indoors.

Quick Summary

This softneck variety prefers

• Position: full sun
• Soil: light sandy, rich fertile
• Flowering Period: May, June
• Hardiness: hardy
• Height: 60cm (24in)
• Spread: 15cm (6in)
• Autumn planting

More information

• How to grow Garlic at home
• Where to buy garlic cloves