I'm actually adding a soft necked variety to my garlic crop for next year -- Chinese Pink. My reasons for trying it are that I was placing an order for other garlics anyway, and it's listed as being an early variety that's typically ready 4-6 weeks ahead of the others.
I have not had to purchase garlic since I started growing my own a number of years ago, but what's left by the time May rolls around is in a pretty sorry state--still usable, but barely. I'm hoping a few heads of Chinese Pink will be ready by the time the hard necks are just starting to send up scapes.
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