Organic Regatusso Softneck Garlic

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Sow in fall to harvest the following July Seed grade: 2"+ diameter heads Allium sativum

With aromatic depth and a pleasant depth without searing heat even raw, Regatusso is a massive softneck grown here in western New York since the early 1900s. Thanks to our friend Peter Ott who gifted us a handful of Organic Regatusso Softneck Garlic bulbs all those years ago! And if you’re searching for long-keeping garlic, look no further.

Brought to New York in the Genesee Valley from southern Italy in the early 1900’s by the Regetusso Family. Organic Regatusso Softneck Garlic averages 8-12 cloves per bulb. As an ‘Artichoke’ type, softnecks do not produce scapes and are among the most productive garlics to grow. They readily develop very large bulbs (average 4-5 bulbs per lb) in a wide range of growing conditions and soils, maturing before many other types. Their bulb wrappers are generally thick and coarse compared to other varieties and are generally white or white-purple.

Artichoke cultivars have multiple clove layers, the inner cloves generally being smaller than the outer cloves. They are typically mild with modest flavor complexity and lack the assertive heat of most garlics. As a group they are less adapted to cold, harsh winters but often adapt well after several seasons (which ours are). Also Artichoke types store exceptionally long (often a year or more), only exceeded in storage by the Silverskins.

~ Garlic will ship mid to late September! ~

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3 Bulbs $17.50 Out of Stock

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6 Bulbs $29.80 Out of Stock

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2 reviews for Organic Regatusso Softneck Garlic

  1. Christine Snyder (verified owner)

    I have been looking forward to receiving my regatuso garlic bulbs all year long. I finally received the six bulbs I ordered today, and I cannot even begin to express my disappointment. Online the bulbs that are shown are big, beautiful bulbs, but that is not what I received. I opened the package to find six very small and less than beautiful heads. My visions of harvesting big, gorgeous heads of Regatuso next summer are gone. Thanks Fruition for smashing my dreams.

    Hello Christine,

    I’ve replied to your other comment on this product. Please refer to that.

    With care and gratitude,

    Sylvia and the whole Fruition Crew

  2. Christine Snyder (verified owner)

    Yesterday I received my 6-bulb order of regatuso garlic from you, and it was less than saisfactory. Online all of the bulbs you see are big and beautiful, but when I opened my package the bulbs were very small and not so good looking. I posted a review stating my dissatisfaction with what I received, and the review was removed. You don’t want people to see an honest review of your product? I am a repeat customer and I now feel that I don’t matter to your company and am being swept under the rug so you don’t have to be bothered by me. I expected your company to acknowledge my problem and act with integrity to find a solution. Obviously, that is not going to happen. I spent a lot of money to get the regatuso, and I expected to receive bulbs like you always show on pictures and your video. To say that I am disappointed is an extreme understatement. You have lost a once happy customer. Should you want to contact me with a solution to my situation, please feel free.

    Hello Christine,

    I’m so sorry to hear you did not have a good experience with the Regatusso and thank you for reaching out.

    Please know we accept all reviews, good and bad, on all of our products. We usually read and post reviews every week and reach out to any folx who are disappointed at that time. It ensures folx who are disappointed always hear back from us. I’m sorry that was not clear in your experience.

    We strive to deliver you the highest quality seed garlic and while we’ve been successful for many years, unfortunately this has been an unprecedented year. Even with the best planning, multiple quality control checks earlier in the curing process, and care from our team, an extra wet year here in the Finger Lakes and biology made it harder than usual to bring our aims to fruition.

    We apologize and know this comes as a disappointment.

    I’ve given you a call back and left a message and will also email you now to try to get in touch.

    Thank you for sharing feedback in the good seasons and the hard seasons.

    With care and gratitude,

    Sylvia and the whole Fruition Crew

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How to Grow Organic Garlic: Just a Taste!

Prepare: Choose well-drained soil that has plenty of sun. We reap what we sow — and also what we sow into — and garlic is hungry! To harvest the largest, healthiest and most delectable heads, sow your cloves into garden soil with abundant compost as well as our organic garlic & shallot fertilizer, nourishing root development in fall and growing large, nutrient dense plants all spring and early summer. We have recently begun to use a small handful of worm castings on top of each clove when we seed in the fall. The health and size of the garlic plants has dramatically improved- give it a try!

Plant: Here in Zone 5 we plant between late September to early November. Plant individual cloves 2-3 inches deep and 6 inches apart in a row. Rows should be 6-10 inches apart depending on bed spacing and cultivation tools. Late planting? As long as you can get into the garden and the ground is not frozen the garlic will do just fine. We have planted digging through the snow when we got behind and had no other choice. You might not like being out there then, but the garlic does not seem to mind.

Plant Care: If you have mulch available it will aid in reducing frost-heaving. Keep garlic well-watered and well-weeded! Foliar feed your garlic in spring with compost tea or organic fish emulsion for an invaluable boost in nutrients, as well.

Harvest: Feel free to harvest the delicious, spiraling scape that will appear in early/mid-June on the hardneck varieties.

Harvest your bulbs beginning the first or second week of July up until mid-August with a fork or shovel once a third of the leaves are brown and dry. Cure garlic (leaves and all) out of the direct sunlight for two weeks with plenty of good air flow, clipping the necks and roots to store long-term in a dark, dry place. Softnecks: when harvesting we like to cut the stem of the plant as close to the garlic bulb to encourage uniform drying. 

Learn more: Visit our free online course, Growing Garlic & Shallots Organically for more insight on how to amplify your garlic abundance. Enjoy!

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