Softneck Garlic

Sometimes referred to as artichoke garlic, softnecks produce a bulb with two or more rings of cloves and a braidable top with no rigid scape. Long shelf life in cold storage. Not quite as cold hardy as hardnecks. Zone 4–9 50–60 cloves per pound.

The bulb size, the skin color, the flavor, and the size and number of cloves are partly determined by genetics, and partly by soil and weather. We base our variety descriptions on reports from farmers, our garlic suppliers and our own experiences; your harvests may differ slightly.

Our size standard for a seed garlic bulb is 2" diameter, but we reserve the right to ship smaller garlic in difficult crop years. Fedco requires every lot of garlic to test negative for both garlic bloat nematode and white rot.

All our garlic is hardy Zones 3-8. See the USDA Hardiness Zone map for more information.