Linda, I went out and checked my garlic labels. I am growing five different hardneck garlics this year. Shilla, Sonoran, and Maiskij have been grown before and performed well and Russian Giant and Russian Red are two that I am growing for the first time.
Alice, here are two suggestions IF you want to try your hand at growing garlic again. Put your garlic bulbs in the refrigerator 30 days before you plant, and wait to plant in late November to mid-December. You are fooling the garlic. It thinks it is getting chilled by winter weather.
Pick a garlic that performs better in wet or even soggy conditions. Russian Red Hardneck has a reputation for doing just that.
