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Organic Norquay Garlic (lb)

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Organic Norquay Garlic (lb)Organic Norquay Garlic is a premium Porcelain hardneck variety renowned for its large, easy to peel cloves and exceptional cold tolerance. Each bulb typically contains 58 robust cloves wrapped in creamy white skins. Its bold, spicy flavor profile makes it a go to choice for those who love garlic with characterperfect for hearty stews, roasted entres, and fresh salsas alike. This Canadian heirloom thrives in northern climates and delivers reliable

Organic Norquay Garlic is a premium Porcelain hardneck variety renowned for its large, easy-to-peel cloves and exceptional cold tolerance. Each bulb typically contains 5–8 robust cloves wrapped in creamy white skins. Its bold, spicy flavor profile makes it a go-to choice for those who love garlic with character—perfect for hearty stews, roasted entrées, and fresh salsas alike.

This Canadian heirloom thrives in northern climates and delivers reliable yields when fall-planted and grown in fertile, well-drained soil. Norquay’s vigorous growth habit and natural disease resistance make it a strong performer in gardens where winters are long and temperatures drop low. It’s an excellent choice for both culinary and storage purposes, thanks to its impressive bulb size, hardiness, and flavor retention.

Favored by gourmet chefs and home gardeners alike, Norquay Garlic combines beauty, resilience, and flavor. Its easily peelable cloves and rich heat make it a standout for raw preparations as well as cooked dishes. With proper curing, this garlic stores well for months, making it a practical and delicious addition to your garlic-growing lineup.

  • Porcelain Hardneck Garlic.
  • Excellent choice for cooler climates and northern gardens.
  • Bold, spicy flavor with smooth heat and savory depth.
  • Large, white bulbs with 5–8 easy-to-peel cloves each.
  • Cold-hardy and ideal for fall planting.
  • Thrives in well-drained, fertile soil with consistent moisture.
  • Strong performer with excellent storage and curing potential.

Flavor and Aroma Profile

  • Flavor Profile: Norquay delivers a bold, well-rounded flavor with moderate heat that builds on the palate. This Porcelain variety shines in both raw and roasted forms—offering deep savory notes, a touch of sweetness when cooked, and an assertive kick when fresh. It's a versatile garlic that enhances everything from sauces and sautés to dressings and marinades.

  • Aroma Profile: When chopped or crushed, Norquay Garlic releases an earthy, pungent aroma with warming spice and intensity. Its fragrance deepens during cooking, adding rich depth to soups, stir-fries, and roasted dishes. In raw applications, its powerful scent stands out in pestos, dips, and compound butters.

Planting Time

It is typically planted in the fall for a summer harvest, similar to other hardneck garlic varieties. Planting in the fall allows the cloves to establish roots before winter sets in, leading to healthier plants and larger bulbs.

Scaping

Hardneck garlic varieties like this garlic produce scapes, curly flower stalks that emerge from the center of the plant. While the scapes are edible and delicious, their removal redirects energy to bulb development, resulting in larger cloves. Harvest scapes when they curl once or twice and use them in culinary dishes like pesto or stir-fries.

Read our blog about The Differences Between Hardneck vs Softneck Garlic to learn more.

Storage and Preservation

How to Store Fresh Garlic

Once harvested in early to midsummer, allow the green stalks to completely dry and turn brown to ensure the garlic is fully cured. For best results, hang the hardneck bulbs in a cool, dry, and airy location to promote proper curing and preserve their bold flavor and nutrients. This type of garlic keeps well for several months, making it an excellent choice for both fresh and roasted dishes.

Preserving Garlic for Long-Term Use

To extend the shelf life of this garlic, harvest when the foliage has fully browned and the bulbs have reached maturity. Cure them in a dry, breezy location to retain their aromatic flavor and beneficial compounds. With its smooth texture and well-balanced taste, this garlic variety enhances everything from sauces to roasted vegetables, while holding its freshness in long-term storage.

Best Practices for Drying and Freezing

Freezing garlic after it has been properly cured is an effective way to extend its shelf life while maintaining its rich flavor and quality. Depending on your future use, you can freeze it in several forms—whole bulbs, individual cloves (peeled or with skins), or even minced. Although it’s possible to freeze garlic right after harvest without curing, it’s usually not advised. High moisture levels in uncured garlic can cause a soft or mushy texture once thawed, and the flavor may not be as robust.

Why Order From Us?

We proudly offer premium hardneck garlic varieties like Norquay Garlic, carefully cultivated by experienced growers to ensure excellent germination and vigorous growth. Sold by the pound, this variety thrives in both fall and spring plantings and adapts well to a range of climates. Place your order today to explore our full selection of hardneck seed garlic varieties and softneck seed garlic varieties—ideal for cultivating a garden full of bold, delicious flavor.

** For more information, see our Garlic Resource Center and try out our Garlic Selector Tool to find the perfect garlic for your growing zone and tastesOr check out all of our Garlic Learning Blogs where our staff have selected dozens of articles, videos, recipes and tips to help you learn how to successfully grow garlic bulbs.**

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Each chapter offered valuable information. I can't praise it enough. It's simply one of the best books that I have read about writing. I have learned plenty, and I will apply it to my new novel that I'm working on right now! Buy it! Read it! It works wonders! It's invaluable to my collection. If you're building your collection, make sure this book finds a place in your home. I have outlined so much. I have taken so many notes. I memorized elements of the structure. The author didn't take any break. He didn't stop surprising me toward the end. Great work! OVERVIEW The author talks about the LOCK system for your novel. L --You need to have a gripping Lead with whom readers can identify with. You need sympathy, likability, and inner conflict. You need to build an arc of your character breaking into his layers, so the lead changes by the end of the novel. You need to show it through action and show the moment of change. O-- Objective, a goal your lead wants to achieve. You need to create a strong opposition, and put that opposition close to the lead. It might be a physical location, moral duty, professional obligation, life or death situation, obsession, etc. C--Confrontation or simply said conflict that grows; stakes are raised higher leading to the climax of the story. K--Knockout--final fight against opposition You need three ACT structure: Beginning (Act 1) , Middle(Act 2), Ending (Act 3) Beginnings- You need to reveal the lead; hook the reader; create sympathy through those things that I have mentioned earlier. You need to create disturbance in his life that will move the Lead to Act 2 which is the middle, no return. Middles- Raise the stakes; scenes are more tense; create more conflict and have a death hanging over your Lead (emotional death, physical, or professional, etc.) The customer is nearing the black moment. The Lead enters another door of no return. Endings-Battle--tie those lose endings (some might contain sacrifice) 1. A final choice or 2. A final battle Add a twist if possible. If you follow the above and create a back cover blurb, you can go ahead and write your novel knowing it will not fail. Create an arc of the character that concentrates on the internal part of the character. I like to create also two charts. One is for the Lead showing how the character is changing internally. Another one, characters who play the parts in your novel divided into following categories: Character, Description, Objective, Role, Secret, and Emotion Evoked. You can add as much as you want in your never ending list. Scenes- HIP- Hook, Keep it Intense, Prompt to another scene Stretch tension! You need show instead of tell. ARM- Action, Reaction, and More Action Soap Opera-- don't resolve anything until the end, and you might want to end the scene with a secret revealed or a cliff hanging moment. Complex Plots--Play with symbols or motifs; create subplots and integrate them into the main plot, or use parallel plots used so much in romance novels. Or divide into sections; each section to contain the LOCK system and three act structure. Some other things that I found valuable: Flashbacks -- keep them short; create scenes out of them; use one HAD. If your middle doesn't play well, do something unexpected like throwing a guy with a gun. Unanticipate-- avoid cliches, create unpredictiable scenes, endings If you present something in the story, make sure you use it later in your novel. If you mention the riffle on the wall, make sure it will play out in the future scene. You need to work backwards. You need to plant things, so the future scenes will make sense. The author talked about SHUTDOWN. I have experienced it myself just after the conference. It happens when the writer is overwhelmed and can't produce. It's a phase that passes. I did have it for two weeks. I was just simply exhausted and overwhelmed. I took a break, and the passion came back.
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Before taking a stab at my first real story I have decided to read two books on the art of writing fiction; "Techniques of the Selling Writer" by Dwight Swain, and the book I am reviewing now, "Plot and Structure" by James Bell. While Swain's book was more of an all inclusive manual on writing interesting fiction, Bell's book is focused strictly on, as the name suggests, plot and structure. What this book is not... This is not a 'how to write a novel' book; if you are going to just read one book on writing a fiction novel then "Techniques of the Selling Writer" may be the more appropriate choice. If you are looking for a book that deals with anything outside of plot and structure, this book will be of no help there either. This book is designed to be supplemental to an already moderately educated reader. If you read Swain's book first, then you will instantly recognize the principles of this book. What this book is... This is a great book on, you guessed it, Plot and Structure. It's actually a fairly concentrated look into the subject. The chapters... Ch 1: What's a plot, anyway? Ch 2: Structure: What holds your plot together. Ch 3: How to explode with plot ideas. Ch 4: Beginning strong. Ch 5: Middles. Ch 6: Endings. Ch 7: Scenes. Ch 8: Complex Plots. Ch 9: The character arc in plot. Ch 10: Plotting Systems. Ch 11: Revising your plot. Ch 12: Plot Patterns. Ch 13: Common plot problems and cures. Ch 14: Tips and Tools for plot and structure. I found the specificity of this book very helpful with each principle being illustrated by a paragraph or so of a known author's work. Bell handpicks excerpts from authors varying from Dean Koontz to Herman Melville, brilliantly pulling text from these masters and showing us how they went about the relevant technique. This easy to read nature and well outlined subject matter means I will be using several of its chapters as a personal reference guide in the future. I'm certain it will keep me from making many of the mistakes beginning writers make and possibly save me weeks in rewrites. I will say this though... "Techniques of the Selling Writer" is a better book and covers plot quite well too; so if you are only going to read one book on writing, that is a damn good place to start. If you want to supplement that reading further, "Plot and Structure" comes highly recommended. [...]
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