Spanish Roja Garlic
Spanish Roja Garlic is a heirloom allium. Germination takes 21-30 days and fruit ripens from about day 240-270. Skin runs to purple-striped bulb wrappers with cream-colored cloves. Water need is 1 inch per week, stop watering 2 weeks before harvest. Suits zones 4-9.
Sowing
Plant individual cloves 2 inches deep in fall, 4-6 weeks before ground freezes. Requires cold vernalization.
Cultivation
- Sun
- Full sun (6+ hours)
- Water
- 1 inch per week, stop watering 2 weeks before harvest
- Soil
- Well-drained, loose soil rich in organic matter
- Soil pH
- 6.0-7.0
- Spacing
- 6 inches
- Height
- 12-18 inches
- Season
- Plant fall, harvest midsummer
Appearance & flavour
- Colour
- Purple-striped bulb wrappers with cream-colored cloves
- Size
- 2-2.5 inches diameter, 8-12 cloves per bulb
- Shape
- Flattened globe shape with prominent central stalk
- Flavour
- Rich, full-bodied flavor with moderate heat and complex undertones
In the kitchen
Excellent for roasting, general cooking, and making garlic powder. Stores 4-6 months when properly cured.
Pests, disease & resistance
- Pests
- Onion thrips, bulb mites, nematodes
- Diseases
- White rot, rust, basal rot
- Resistance
- Good resistance to white rot and fusarium
Planting calendar by USDA zone
| Zone | Start indoors | Transplant | Direct sow | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | — | — | April – May | December – November |
| 6 | — | — | April – May | December – November |
| 7 | — | — | March – May | December – November |
| 8 | — | — | March – April | November – December |
| 9 | — | — | February – March | October – December |
| 10 | — | — | January – March | October – December |
| 11 | — | — | January – February | September – December |
| 12 | — | — | January – February | September – December |
| 13 | — | — | January – February | September – December |
Companion planting
8 beneficial pairings indexed for this variety, 3 to avoid.
Avoid
Nutrition (per 100 g)
- Calories (per 100 g)
- 143
- Protein (g)
- 6.62
- Fat (g)
- 0.38
- Carbohydrate (g)
- 28.2
- Fibre (g)
- 2.7
- Vitamin C (mg)
- 10
- Selenium (µg)
- 9.8
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Cultivar facts compiled from public horticultural references including USDA GRIN and NC State Extension. Descriptions are original to this catalogue.
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Similar varieties
Other alliums with a comparable time to harvest, so a season that suits Spanish Roja Garlic suits these too.
- Siberian Garlic 240 days
- German Extra Hardy Garlic 240 days
- Georgia Fire Garlic 240 days
- Elephant Garlic 240 days
- Inchelium Red Softneck Garlic 240 days
- Music Hardneck Garlic 240 days