Elephant Garlic

Milder than normal Printanor garlic and making large fist-sized bulbs, our Elephant garlic is grown right here on our own nursery and is ready to plant now.

It is great when slow-roasted, and can be used in place of any other garlic when a slightly milder taste is needed.

Plant in rows 3cm deep with 12 cm between the cloves. Elephant garlic needs good light, so if you have more than one row, space the rows 30-40 cm apart.

The old rule with garlic is to plant on the shortest day and harvest on the longest, but Elephant Garlic is better planted in May and harvested in early December when it is yellowing but before the outer leaves die back completely. The leaves form the skin below ground and if they die back too much above ground then they will make weak skins and not protect the bulbs and cloves for long storage.

Fertilise with general purpose fertiliser in September and again in early November to boost them for their final growth push.

• Joe: Huge cloves with a stronger flavour than Elephant Garlics he has used in the past.
• Marty: Grows well in Christchurch, but does not grow it himself as he finds the taste too mild.

Garlic and shallots are shipped from mid-March to June, separately from flower bulb orders, and freight is charged separately from other bulb orders

*** Please note that Elephant Garlic is sold in cloves, not bulbs ***

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