Chesnok Red

Chesnok Red is a purple-stripe hardneck garlic originating from the Republic of Georgia and widely regarded as one of the best baking and roasting garlics. It produces attractive bulbs with purple-streaked wrappers and eight to ten cloves that hold their shape and turn creamy and sweet when cooked. Purple-stripe garlics like Chesnok Red are known for outstanding flavor, and this variety is a repeated favorite in taste comparisons. It is cold hardy and reliably produces scapes in early summer. The medium-sized cloves are somewhat smaller than porcelain types but excellent for cooking, where their mellow, rich character shines. Chesnok Red offers gardeners a beautiful, flavorful, and dependable hardneck well suited to both kitchen use and cold-climate growing.