You are ordering from COOL BEANS N SROUTS/Jacobs Ladder ENT, we ship from our own warehouse in Missouri. WE SHIP UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE. ****Pictures do not indicate the amount being sent. You will receive the amount you chose from the drop down menu. ***Early Italian Purple garlic is a good selection because, it is a variety that is ready weeks before most other softneck cultivars. Its Skin is decorated with pastel purple vertical blotches and can vary in shade meaning it can be a darker purple or a very light purple mixed with white. Early Italian Purple garlic will mature 5 to 10 days earlier than most other garlic varieties. This softneck is excellent for mild climates. The bulbs are medium size with a range of 6 to 9 cloves that are wrapped in the striped purple skins. It is said to be a fairly mild garlic and slightly sweet to some people's pallets with flavor and pungency middle of the scale but with rich tones. Softneck garlic is easy to grow with a few tips. This variety performs well in United States Department of Agriculture zones 3 to 8. Garlic needs well-draining soil in full sun for best production. Plant cloves in fall or in early spring as soon as soil can be worked. Plant cloves 2 inches (5 cm.) deep and 6 inches (15 cm.) apart. Place cloves with the pointy side up and back fill, gently pressing soil around each. Water in well. As the shoots form, mound up soil around them. Keep garlic moderately moist. **This is basic information please do not just rely on this information only. Please also do some online research about planting this garlic and all the details that go along with planting Garlic in your particular USDA planting zone.***