Vekan Seed Garlic (Organic)
Hardneck Glazed type
We love Vekan garlic for its beautiful purple hue, and certainly for its rich pungent flavor. Definitely one of the best Glazed type hardneck garlics. A large, high yielding variety that is very consistent year to year. The shiny pink clove skins are easy to peel with 10-14 cloves per bulb. It originates in the town of Poběžovice, which is in the Plzeň (Pilsen) Region of the Czech Republic near the border with Bavaria. Known as Vekan in the Czech Republic, the variety is also known as “Vekak” due to a misspelling as it started to be shared throughout North America. First brought to North America by Dr. Boris Andrst, a retired ophthalmologist from New York, who acquired it from a farmer while traveling through Bohemia.
Glazed type garlic stores moderately well, mature mid season, and typically have glazed silvery-purple bulb wrappers. The plants are upright, dark-green, and good for green garlic production. With strongly bolting hardnecks, they make slender, highly coiled scapes.
Vekan seed garlic minimum bulb size is 1.75″ diameter. Average 7-8 bulbs per pound and approximately 6-7 plantable cloves per bulb.
Seed produced by Myrtle Creek Farm in partnership with Garlicana in Douglas County, Oregon.
No international orders.
GARLIC IS SOLD OUT FOR 2025
Thank you for a great garlic season!
Garlic will not return to stock until Aug/Sept 2026.
For an impressive diversity of seed garlic, we recommend Garlicana, who still has planting stock available.
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Plant bulbils 1” deep from September through February. Space plants 6-8” apart in rows 1’ apart. Apply extra fertilizer February-March for bigger plants. Plants may take 2-3 years to flower and produce more bulbils. Part to full sun is best for the most abundant growth.
Seed Saving
Select largest healthiest bulbil clusters for seed. Bulbils left on the seed head can be stored in a cool dry place for up to 12 months.
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