Garlic
Garlic

It is commonly known as "garlic" and is species in onion family Allicaceae, in its close relatives there are shallot, onion, chive and leek. It has been used throughout the history for both medicinal and culinary purposes. Garlic has characteristic pungent and spicy flavor,

 

it allows and sweeten considerably having cook, bulb of garlic is most commonly used part and is divided into number of flashy sctions that is called cloves, a garlic clove exists it originates in Yunnan province of China. Cloves are used as for consumption and for the medicinal purpose. Stems, leaves and flowers on head are also edible and most often consumed.

 

Ancestry of the cultivated garlic is according to Hopf and Zohary is definitely established. Alliums sativum grown in wild area where it has also become naturalized, probably it is descended from species Alliums longicuspis that grows in wild in the southwestern Asia "field garlic", "wild garlic" and the "crow garlic" of Britain are species Alluim and Allium oleraceum. It is easy to grow and can be grown in mild climates, cloves can also be planted in cold areas in ground about 6 week before soil freezes and it is harvested in the late spring.

 


These plants can be grown together and leaving enough room for bubs to mature, are easily grown in the containers of a sufficient depth. Different types of garlic's subspecies are there; most notable are softneck garlic and hardneck garlic. So, it is most important to get right kind of the garlic for latitude as the garlic can be sensitive. It is also grown globally and China is far largest producer of garlic having 10.5 billion kilograms of production per year. Much of garlic production in United States is centered on the California, Gilroy that calls itself "Garlic Capital of World". South Korea, India and Russia are also high producer of garlic.
 
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