Is wild garlic a distinctive variety or is it just the way domestic garlic grows in the wild? We intend to try growing some domestic garlic on our compost pile. I have seen plants grow 3 to 6 times larger on a compost pile then just a few feet away in the field! One year we grew squash it was dark colored orange, naturally sweet and very flavorful. Best squash I ever tasted. The next year it was much lighter in color, stringy, watery and not very good tasting. What happened?

Here is a link that might be useful: CorkyMoo

I grew a half pound (0.225kg) of this variety obtained from Big John. 75% of the resulting bulbs were greater than 2.5" (6.35cm). Planted in raised beds with 6" ((15.25cm) spacing between plants. I am in north central Virginia (USDA zone 7b). Cloves were planted in early November 2015 and harvested July 10,2016 (today). Soil was sourced from local landscape company one month before planting. Soil was rich in organic cow manure. After planting, bed was mulched with aged straw. Majority of mulch was removed in April 2016 and light side dressing of dried organic fertilizer was added between plants. Hardneck scape development was evident in mid May. The scapes were removed in mid June.

24 bulbs to the yard!

This appears to be a Rocambole hardneck garlic variety as the seed source noted.

Tom Gregory, N4NW

Would you be interested in trading a couple of those bulbs? I have Musik, Chesnok Red, Estonian, and Caretaker which is my favorite.