Garlic for the south

[JScott]

I know generally softneck garlic is considered better for warm climates like Texas. Previously, I have always jut planted whatever garlic was available at the grocery store, and I always got some good garlic that way, but this year I decided to try ordering proper seed garlic so I could try some different varieties and see what does best for me.

I've planted the garlic, and I no longer remember the names of the varieties, but I planted quite a bit of hardneck garlic. I remember as I selected my varieties, I tried to select ones which were labeled as more heat tolerant, so I may have done just fine.

The thing is, the garlic scape is one of my favorite part of growing garlic, and only hardnecks produce scapes. Obviously it is too late for this year, but I was wondering if any of you in warm climate have had any success with any specific varieties of hardneck garlic that have done well in warm climates.Does anybody have any suggestions for hardneck varieties I may want to try next year?