We have chosen to grow hardneck garlic because of its hardiness in our cold winters, cool springs and warm summers.  From a culinary view point it also has better 'flavour' options ranging from moderately spicy to a very robust heat that will have garlic lovers wanting more. 

 Another feature of the hardneck is that in the spring the plant will develop a long flowering stem, called a scape, that when harvested at a young stage can be cooked up and served roasted, in salads, as a pesto, on pizza's and on and on.  The scape has been one of our most favorite part of growing garlic and we anxiously await it's arrival in the spring!