Batanes White Garlic: Characteristics
Batanes White garlic is a traditional/local garlic variety. It is not a registered variety, so the facts here come from its seller and farm sources.
The facts below come from its seller and from farm sources, each one listed at the end. Compare it with the others in our garlic variety finder, or see every crop variety we list. For the crop itself, read our guide: Land preparation for onion and garlic.
- Type: Traditional/local.
Key facts about Batanes White garlic
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Breeder or owner | traditional local strain (no registered breeder) |
| Type | Traditional/local |
How long does it take, and how much does it yield?
No day count or trial yield is published for this variety. So ask the seller or your municipal agriculturist for figures from farms near you before you plan a season around it.
Once you know the day count, anee.io dates every task from each lot's own planting day, with the growth stages and weather beside it.
Is it resistant to pests and diseases?
No pest or disease ratings are published for this variety. So treat it as untested, and scout every week.
The pests and diseases that hit garlic fields most often: Cercospora leaf spot, cutworm, Fusarium wilt, onion armyworm, purple blotch of onion. Our pest finder and disease finder help you name what you see.
What its seller and farm sources say
- Season: Dry season, on Lubang, garlic is planted from October to mid December as the southwest monsoon ends.
- Where: First planted on Lubang Island, Occidental Mindoro in 1971.
- It is listed as available but not yet officially recommended for commercial planting.
Why farmers know it: named by BPI as one of the native garlic varieties grown in the Philippines, Lubang Island's garlic industry began with it in 1971 (Agriculture Monthly). Check these against what farmers near you have seen, because the same variety can do differently from one town to the next.
Where and when to plant Batanes White garlic
Native Ilocos garlic is small but strong in flavor and keeps well. Plant cloves from a clean, local source after the rains, because garlic needs the cool, dry months. Before planting, get the field ready with our guide: Pagtatanim ng gulay.
Before you buy seed
- Buy sealed packs or tagged sacks from an accredited dealer, and check the packing date and germination rate.
- Ask your municipal agriculturist or nearby farmers how it did in your area last season.
- Try it on a small area first, beside the variety you usually plant, before you switch the whole farm.
- Write down the planting day, inputs and harvest, so you can compare varieties on your own ground. anee.io keeps these records for you.
Set the planting day of each lot and anee.io dates every task to harvest, with the weather beside it. Free on the Libre plan.
Start freeGarlic varieties like this one
These are the closest matches among the garlic varieties we list. So if seed of this one is hard to find, compare these first.
- Batanes Red: about 150 days, 8,440 kg/ha, 2017
- Ilocos Pink (Gameng): about 111 days, 6,450 kg/ha, 2017
- Ilocos Tan Bolters: about 110 days, 3,530 kg/ha, 2017
- Ilocos White (Balitok: about 103 days, 5,550 kg/ha, 2017
Where can I buy seed of Batanes White?
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