The head of Sophia garlic has a whitish light purple color, sometimes with dark lilac veins. It is rounded, slightly flattened from the poles, on average it reaches a weight of 50-100 g(1,75-3,5oz) (sometimes weighing 120-140 g(4,2-4,9oz)), the average diameter is about 3 cm, but sometimes it reaches 4.5 cm.The weight of one clove ranges from 15 to 20 d, which is very convenient for use in cooking. There are 5-7, sometimes 9 cloves in the onion, which have a characteristic medium-spicy taste. Housewives will be interested in the fact that the Sofievsky variety is excellent for preservation, and besides, it does not change its taste during processing.

Benefits of Sophia Garlic:

Frost resistance. In the open field, with proper planting (depth from 4 to 6 cm), they easily tolerate low temperatures down to -35 ° C(-95 ° F). Of course, proper care of the beds is also important: a well-drained area, humus-sandy or loamy soil, location from

north to south, mulching of plantings, additional insulation with branches, foliage, snow.

Resistant to high temperatures. With timely and abundant watering, the Sofievsky variety can withstand up to + 45 ° C(+113 ° F), which is not uncommon in the southern regions in the summer.

Excellent keeping quality. The Sofievsky variety of garlic retains not only its presentation, but also its taste for almost a whole year. That is, having properly laid the stock for storage, there is no need to fear for its safety throughout not only the winter months, but also until the next harvest.

If we add to all of the above excellent yield, resistance to fungi and pests, the ability to grow in almost all regions, then it becomes clear why the Sofievsky variety is so popular.