Ilocos Pink (Gameng) Garlic (Ilocos Pink): Yield, Maturity and Characteristics
Ilocos Pink (Gameng) is a registered garlic variety, also sold or known as Ilocos Pink or Gameng. It was registered with the National Seed Industry Council in 2017 as NSIC 2017 Gr 03. It takes about 111 days from planting to harvest, with 6,450 kilograms per hectare on average in the trials.
The average and top yields in tonnes per hectare come from the trials each variety went through to be registered with the NSIC, and from what the seed companies say about their own seed.
What farmers harvest today can be different. Newer harvest records, the season, the place, the soil, the water and the care all move these numbers over time.
So use them to compare varieties, not as a promise for your field. Ask your seller or your agriculturist how the variety did on farms near you in the last few seasons.
If you came here looking for Ilocos Pink or Gameng, this is the same garlic. Its seller and farm sources add notes, 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.
- Days to harvest: about 111 days from planting to harvest.
- Yield: 6,450 kilograms per hectare on average in the trials.
- Recommended for: the areas in its trials, in the dry season.
Key facts about Ilocos Pink (Gameng) garlic
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Registration | NSIC 2017 Gr 03 |
| Year approved | 2017 |
| Also known as | Ilocos Pink, Gameng, Ilocos Pink garlic |
| Days to harvest | about 111 days |
| Average yield | 6,450 kg/ha |
| Season | The dry season |
| Size (75 days after planting) height (cm) | 58.32 |
| Size (75 days after planting) stem (cm) | 1 |
| Foliage color | Green |
| Shape of Bulbs dry | Globe |
| Shape of Bulbs mature | Heart shape,basal plate retracted |
| Color of skin clove | Pink |
| Color of skin outer | White with brown stripes |
| Bulb structure | Multi shelled |
How long does it take, and how much does it yield?
Ilocos Pink (Gameng) garlic takes about 111 days from planting to harvest. That is about the average of the 7 garlic varieties with a day count, 113.7 days. A shorter crop frees the field sooner and dodges more of the weather, while a longer one often fills more.
Its average yield of 6,450 kg/ha beats the average of its group, 5817.14. Trial yields come from well managed plots, so your own will depend on water, fertilizer, pests and timing. Its seller gives about 111 days after planting.
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?
| Pest or disease | Rating | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Purple blotch | Moderately resistant | Took some damage but held up |
| Cercospera leap spot | Moderately resistant | Took some damage but held up |
| Fusarium bulb rot | Moderately resistant | Took some damage but held up |
| Thrips | SI | As noted in the record |
| Leaf folder | SI | As noted in the record |
| Mites | SI | As noted in the record |
It showed no weak spot in the ratings on record. Still, a resistant variety can break down when a new strain or pest population comes, so keep scouting. Read up on purple blotch of onion, thrips.
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 the harvest is like
It is globe.
What its seller and farm sources say
- Yield: 6.45 t/ha on raised beds, 5.02 t/ha with minimum tillage.
- Fruit: Globe shaped bulb with several layers of cloves, pink clove skin, white outer skin with brown stripes.
- Season: Dry season, needs cool, windy weather during the growing period.
- Where: Ilocos.
- Moderately resistant to purple blotch, Cercospora leaf spot and Fusarium bulb rot.
- Only slight thrips, leaf folder and mite damage in the national trials.
Why farmers know it: registered with NSIC in 2017, the garlic guide lists Ilocos Pink among the garlic varieties found in the country. 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 Ilocos Pink (Gameng) garlic
It is recommended for the dry season. 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.
- Bang ar: about 111 days, 5,550 kg/ha, 2017
- Mexican (Sanikua): about 111 days, 8,050 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
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