Hi there garlic lovers.
I've never tried growing elephant garlic. Is it stronger or weaker flavoured than non elephant garlic or does it improve the memory? Can anyone suggest the best place to buy the cloves for autumn planting.
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Hi Plumpudding, Usually I just harvest my garlic in July then buy new cloves for October planting. This year partly due to our having all our summer up here condensed into May, I neglected to check the garlic. The cloves underground had started to bulk up before going into hyperdrive above ground bu...

Thanks for your insights Johnboy.I'm just about to repot my lilies when the biting wind stops up here, so good time to read up on them.

Thanks Johnboy. I thought they were bulbils but was confused as they were produced at the top of the plant within what seemed like a flowerhead. Do bulbs ever produce seeds? Or only bulbils. Are bulbils the equivalent of 'seeds'in the bulb world? I'll take your advice & lift & replant them n...

In July my garlic was going to seed so as the stems were curly & pretty,I picked them for an indoor display.Over a few weeks the tops began to form waxy flowers with seeds? inside. I've planted about 100 outside in a long trough. Can anyone tell me how long these will take to grow into edible ga...