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Messidor - Autumn garlic
Messidor, a white garlic variety from the Drôme region, is a very vigorous variety with very good yield potential.
Color : White
Harvest date : From jun
Cloves number : 8 à 14
Dormancy : Long
Planting date : From october to end november
Floral scape : No
Variety characteristic
Very large, round, white bulbs. Very vigorous variety, capable of producing very large-calibre garlic. More resistant to cold and later than Messidrôme.
Messidor is a variety that produces large, creamy-white bulbs and cloves. Its well-developed root system gives it good resistance to cold. Messidor garlic is also later flowering than the Messidrôme variety. Messidor has a long dormancy, which means that the bulbs remain in good condition for a long time after harvesting.
FAQ Discover the frequently asked question
Why plant garlic from certified seed?
The certified garlic plant is a guarantee of sanitary traceability and quality. Certified garlic seed is obtained by complying with the strict specifications of the Service Officiel de Contrôle (S.O.C.).
Certified garlic seed guarantees :
- Varietal purity (>99%).
- Nematode-free garlic.
- Garlic with a maximum virus rate (OYVD/LYSD) of <1%.
- Optimum germination.
- 0% white rot.
The main advantages of certified garlic seed are :
- Higher yield and efficiency.
- Better plant health.
- Optimum germination capacity.
- Homogeneous, controlled varieties.
Certified garlic seed can be identified by the blue certificate affixed to the packaging. These certificates are issued only if the garlic complies with the S.O.C. specifications.
How to plant garlic seeds?
Planting is done manually or mechanically, in a ploughed, prepared and drained plot. Planting conditions are crucial to garlic emergence, uniformity and establishment. They determine part of the crop's success. Autumn garlic plants are sown between October and November. For pink spring garlic, late December to mid-February is ideal.
For green garlic, perforated plastic allows for greater earliness and size. In this case, in regions of southern France with little exposure to winter cold, the planting date can be brought forward to late September or even earlier, especially for early Primor and Germidour violet garlic. Care must be taken with row spacing, depending on the harvesting equipment used.
Depending on weather conditions at planting and soil structure, irrigation may be useful to close the furrows properly and keep the garlic cool if sown in dry conditions.
What sizes are available?
Automn Garlic | Srping Garlic | |||
| Purple Garlic | White Garlic | Early Grlic | Spring Garlic or Pink Garlic | |
| Varieties | Germidour | Messidôme, Messidor, Thérador, Sabadrome Sabagold | Primor Précosem | Clédor et Flavor |
| Large caliber | + 60 mm | +55mm | ||
| Medium Caliber | 50/60mm | 45/55mm | ||
| Small caliber | 45/50mm | 45/50 | ||
