Thanks everyone.
It’s been a long road to get here.
Zip code, part of the reason I think my weights are where they are is because I planted everything I bought last year. Even the small cloves. That, and my supplier’s stuff wasn’t exactly huge but I got it for $12 per pound so I thought that was a good trade off. This year I can save all the 2.25” plus bulbs and get larger over time.
I am adding 2 new varieties this year, so will have 5.
It’s easy to get carried away with gourmet this, best flavor that, but the bottom line is that I am supplying an end market of the every day average home cook. Their pallet is not so refined as to demand some kind of product where they can tell a huge difference.
My product is fresh and I get great feedback from those who have had it. I’ll stick with what sizes up the best and does well and tastes “good” over what a connoisseur would judge as the best.
I am in this to move a large volume of quality product, not win tasting contests.
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