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Title: German Red garlic - disappeared?
Post by: squeezyjohn on September 05, 2016, 10:17:10

Hi there ... For this year's autumn planted garlic I really wanted to go back and try German Red again as I remember it being a really good variety that made big bulbs - I think I must have bought it years ago from Dobies.

Anyway - a google search shows that it's still available in the USA - and mentioned often ... but I can't find it for sale anywhere in the UK (or Europe even).  Does anyone know why this is?  Could it simply have been re-named?  Re-naming seems to go on all the time in the garlic world and really does my head in!

Title: Re: German Red garlic - disappeared?
Post by: galina on September 05, 2016, 11:31:32

Give it another week or two.  http://www.reallygarlicky.co.uk/news.php  This company for example say that their seed garlic will be available from mid-September.  Others may be operating along similar dates.  Good luck finding it again.   :wave:

Title: Re: German Red garlic - disappeared?
Post by: squeezyjohn on September 05, 2016, 13:53:22

Thanks for the heads up - but I have looked for the last two years as well and haven't been able to buy any - the really garlicky company don't do that variety.

Title: Re: German Red garlic - disappeared?
Post by: daveyboi on September 06, 2016, 09:48:58

I have also searched around and had the same luck as you
However you might be interested in these heritage varieties which are maybe similar.

http://www.dtbrownseeds.co.uk/Onions-Garlic-1/Hardneck_2/Heritage-Garlic-Bulb-Collection.html