Quick summary
- This garlic is often used in French kitchens, ideal for slow cookers.
- Sweet and sharp
- Easy to grow at home.
- Takes about 3 to 4 months to grow
Example Messidrome garlic recipes
Messidrome garlic (Also known as French Garlic) is the type of garlic very often used in French kitchens.
Sweet and sharp with a regular garlic taste.
It is the type of garlic that is very often used in French kitchens, and ideal for use in slow cookers.
Typical recipes:
How to grow Messidrome garlic
The French Messidrome Garlic is very easy to grow, but (like all garlics) it does tend to smell when growing – you won’t notice it outside (terrace, balcony, etc.) but will notice it indoors.
The skins are a nice off-white with a purple blush and it produces 8-10 cloves per head.
Sweet and sharp with a regular garlic taste.
- Soil: light sandy, rich fertile
- Hardiness: hardy
- Height: 60cm (24in)
- Spread: 15cm (6in) Softneck garlic.
More information
New to growing garlic ? The main garlic introduction page will show you ‘step by step’ what to do, how to it and the best way to use it in cooking.