Freddy I think if if you are using your Elephant garlic from your one bulb you divide it into cloves for planting.
If I am wrong I am sure someone will put you right.
Beryl.
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Beryl wrote:Freddy I think if if you are using your Elephant garlic from your one bulb you divide it into cloves for planting.
If I am wrong I am sure someone will put you right.
Beryl.
Hiya Beryl.
Thanks for that, but as I said, I suspect that all I have is just one big clove.
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Freddy
It does look like one big bulb but I think when you came to plant and split it you will find it will divide.
Beryl.
It does look like one big bulb but I think when you came to plant and split it you will find it will divide.
Beryl.
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Hi Freddy
Some of my elephant garlic are just one huge round clove too. It's because it wasn't cold enough last winter and they've not divided. Most of mine have divided but I have around 8 that look like big tennis balls.
As for replanting, I don't know. I usually roast them whole and scoff them down as they are lovely.
I may replant one this year as an experiment and if so, will report back.
Some of my elephant garlic are just one huge round clove too. It's because it wasn't cold enough last winter and they've not divided. Most of mine have divided but I have around 8 that look like big tennis balls.
As for replanting, I don't know. I usually roast them whole and scoff them down as they are lovely.
I may replant one this year as an experiment and if so, will report back.
Chantal
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Our garlic (planted last October) is slightly smaller than in previous years but still very sizeable. Of the autumn-planted onions (Radar), we lost a few in the winter but those which survived have grown very well indeed.
I have just started harvesting this year's shallots (Prisma from seeds, Yellow Moon from sets) and they are fine. They were both started off in roottrainers and then planted out into well manured beds. I am not growing keeping onions this year because I find they grow too large for my purposes!
I have just started harvesting this year's shallots (Prisma from seeds, Yellow Moon from sets) and they are fine. They were both started off in roottrainers and then planted out into well manured beds. I am not growing keeping onions this year because I find they grow too large for my purposes!
Hi folks.
Well, I dug up the three spring planted Elephant Garlic cloves, and they are just single cloves, around the size of a tennis ball. I won't bother to replant as I've been given a bulb bought from the garlic farm, which I'll plant up in a month or so.
Chantal, you say you roast them whole. Are they that mild? Any serving suggestions?
Cheers...Freddy
Well, I dug up the three spring planted Elephant Garlic cloves, and they are just single cloves, around the size of a tennis ball. I won't bother to replant as I've been given a bulb bought from the garlic farm, which I'll plant up in a month or so.
Chantal, you say you roast them whole. Are they that mild? Any serving suggestions?
Cheers...Freddy
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Hi Freddy, yes they're mild.
When roasted they go into a creamy paste which you could spread on crusty bread or Bruschetta. Also can be added to soups & stews.
Just make sure you don't over cook them, or they will turn bitter as they burn.
When roasted they go into a creamy paste which you could spread on crusty bread or Bruschetta. Also can be added to soups & stews.
Just make sure you don't over cook them, or they will turn bitter as they burn.
