Fish Lake 3 Porcelain Garlic

Inside, there will be 6 cloves with purplish skin on them.

Early harvest.

The garlic belongs to the Porcelain sub-group of hardneck garlics.

History Notes

Some sources say that Fish Lake Garlic is named after Fish Lake Valley, Nevada, which used to be an important centre of garlic production in the US.

There were special protections in place to protect the garlic production there:

“Garlic and bulb onion may not be planted or cultivated in Fish Lake Valley, NV unless an application is made on a form provided by the Department of Agriculture and a permit has been issued by the State Department of Agriculture. Permits will be issued if the application is accompanied by a certificate issued by a state or county agricultural officer verifying that the garlic or bulb onion is apparently free of stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci), white rot disease (Sclerotium cepivorum), and garlic virus. Regulated used equipment may enter Fish Lake Valley, NV if the machinery, box, truck, or other equipment has been washed with water to remove all soil and debris.” ^[1] Stem and bulb nematode, white rot disease and garlic virus quarantine (Fish Lake Valley, Nevada). Federal & State Quarantine Summaries (AAN Publication A-2-40330/7.97). Accessed April 2016 at http://nematode.unl.edu/nemaquar/stemquar.htm

Garlic is no longer grown there. A 2002 State Regulatory change proposal read, “Garlic is no longer grown in Fish lake Valley. The climate in the valley is not conducive to the production of garlic.” ^[2] Proposed Regulation of the State Department of Agriculture. Notice of Intent to Adopt Regulations. Lcb File No. R036-02. 2002. Accessed April 2016 at https://www.leg.state.nv.us/register/2002register/r036-02i.pdf

Seeds of Diversity Canada, however, attributes the exact cultivar named “Fish Lake 3 Porcelain Garlic” to a man named Ted Maczka, who grew garlic near Fish Lake, Ontario. “Seeds of Diversity carries numerous varieties of Fish Lake garlic from Ted, who has been a regular contributor to our Canadian Garlic Collection. In particular, we appreciate his contribution of the unique, big-cloved, Eastern-Ontario-adapted Porcelain strain which he simply called F3 but which is known to others as Fish Lake 3.” ^[3] Seeds of Diversity. “The Fish Lake Garlic Man.” March 2015 Newsletter. Accessed April 2016 at http://www.seeds.ca/d/?n=web/ebulletin/2014-mar-en/ebulletin