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Elephant Garlic
Elephant garlic has a mild taste and huge succulent cloves, which are perfect for roasting and eating raw, grated into a salad. More
| 3 cloves 400033-3 | £8.50 |
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Elephant garlic has a mild taste and huge succulent cloves, which are perfect for roasting and eating raw, grated into a salad. If you garden on heavy soil like mine, this is the garlic to grow.
This produces a beautiful purple flowering head – which should be snipped when it emerges to get the best bulb for eating.
- Comes with full planting and growing instructions
| Genus | Allium ampeloprasum |
| Group/Species | ampeloprasum |
| Variety | Elephant |
| Type | Edible Crop |
| Common Name | Elephant Garlic, Wild Leek |
| Border Position | Kitchen Garden |
| Soil Type | Broad Tolerance |
| Site | Full Sun |
| Moisture | Well-drained |
| Height | 30cm (12in) |
| Spacing | 30cm (12in) |
| Sowing, Seeds, Planting | Best planted out September – February. Plant each giant clove upright, with the flat base down and pushed into the soil to twice their own depth, spaced at intervals of 12in/30cm. |
| Care Tips | Water the plants in the morning so the soil dries by nightfall to discourage diseases. Stop watering when the garlic's leaves start drying out, which is an indication it's harvest time |
| Storing | Dry in store trays. If the weather is fine, they should be dry in about 3 weeks. |
| Harvesting | June. Harvest before the bulb begins to split. |
| Cooking Notes | This is delicious roasted or in stir-fries. It has a slightly milder flavour, that works well in oriental dishes. |
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- Sow Under Cover/Plant Indoors
- Direct Sow/Plant Outdoors
- Flowers/Harvest
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Elephant Garlic reviews
Average based on 2 reviews
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Reviewed 7th August 2019 by Kathryn I don't think it is warm enough for them here in the north, they did not grow very big but I do think they were overpriced. |
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Reviewed 4th August 2019 by Amanda
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