Elephant Garlic

dcarch · April 2, 2007

I am growing elephant garlic this year.

Any advice?

Do you "harvest" after it flowers or after the leaves died off?

dcarch

Worth1 · April 2, 2007

This may help!!
DON'T OVER WATER!!!!!
http://www.gourmetgarlicgardens.com/

Worth

blatanna · April 2, 2007

Harvest after the leaves die down. If you let it flower it will go to seed. Elephant garlic is milder than regular garlic.

dcarch · April 2, 2007

Thanks Blatanna and Worth great site!

dcarch

gardenmaniac · April 9, 2007

Make sure you get all the bulbils around it when you harvest. Or leave and always have elephant garlic. Around here, it has naturalized around old farms and has become a pest. I use it as a natural planting sign. When the first green tips emerge, it is time to plant garlic and shelling peas. Of course, in NY it could act a lot different... Even though it is not a true garlic, I don't care, it tastes great to me and it's easy to grow around here.

Good luck!
Tiffanie

April 2, 2007	#1
dcarch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NY Posts: 2,618	Elephant Garlic I am growing elephant garlic this year. Any advice? Do you "harvest" after it flowers or after the leaves died off? dcarch __________________ tomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomato matomato tomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomato matomato tomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomato matomato

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blatanna Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 150	Harvest after the leaves die down. If you let it flower it will go to seed. Elephant garlic is milder than regular garlic. __________________ Blatanna

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dcarch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NY Posts: 2,618	Thanks Blatanna and Worth great site! dcarch __________________ tomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomato matomato tomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomato matomato tomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomato matomato

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Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	This may help!! DON'T OVER WATER!!!!! http://www.gourmetgarlicgardens.com/ Worth

April 9, 2007	#5
gardenmaniac Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: North Florida Posts: 82	Make sure you get all the bulbils around it when you harvest. Or leave and always have elephant garlic. Around here, it has naturalized around old farms and has become a pest. I use it as a natural planting sign. When the first green tips emerge, it is time to plant garlic and shelling peas. Of course, in NY it could act a lot different... Even though it is not a true garlic, I don't care, it tastes great to me and it's easy to grow around here. Good luck! Tiffanie