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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: misterphil on June 20, 2006, 12:55:50

Title: when is elephant garlic ready?
Post by: misterphil on June 20, 2006, 12:55:50: I planted 20 or so cloves before christmas - they are now around 5ft tall, with seed heads forming. the bulbs are forming below ground, and so I don't want to waste any looking before they might be ready...

Any ideas?
Title: Re: when is elephant garlic ready?
Post by: deboydoyd on June 20, 2006, 14:38:55: We have a few, removed the flower slalk as soon as visible so bulbs will grow more.Says in the blurb that came with them harvest mid June to early July. Taking ours up soon as it has so far managed to steer clear of the white rot!!
Title: Re: when is elephant garlic ready?
Post by: Curryandchips on June 20, 2006, 15:28:35: I will be looking to start lifting mine as well then :)
Title: Re: when is elephant garlic ready?
Post by: dingerbell on June 20, 2006, 15:33:05: ;D Isn't it something to do with the size of it's trunk ?? ??? :D ;D
Title: Re: when is elephant garlic ready?
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on June 20, 2006, 16:48:45: The bulb is supposed to get about 20% larger if you take off the flower buds. According to the bumph I had from the Garlc Farm, it should be ready between mid-June and early July, so it shouldn't be long, but it's a late season so it could be a couple of weeks yet. I'm planning to lift mine as soon as the stems start to keel over.
Title: Re: when is elephant garlic ready?
Post by: saddad on June 20, 2006, 17:33:29: Mine went out late so I am expecting to take mine out with the shallots and summer onions, which may be sooner than normal as the overwintered ones never really got going it was so dry!
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