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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: Robert_Brenchley on July 04, 2006, 20:53:46

Title: Elephant Garlic
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on July 04, 2006, 20:53:46
Just lifted it; as you see, it's quite satisfactorily elephantine.
Title: Re: Elephant Garlic
Post by: carloso on July 04, 2006, 21:27:04
Nice going Rob
Title: Re: Elephant Garlic
Post by: supersprout on July 04, 2006, 22:39:44
:o :o :o
Definitely on the list for next year! ;D
Title: Re: Elephant Garlic
Post by: Curryandchips on July 04, 2006, 22:58:35
I have lifted 3 of my 14 plants so far.
Need to save at least 6 for seed, but the rest are awaiting consumption !
Title: Re: Elephant Garlic
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on July 04, 2006, 23:01:14
I'm saving the biggest two for seed, and eating the rest.
Title: Re: Elephant Garlic
Post by: Jill on July 05, 2006, 00:27:44
Novice elephant garlic grower here.  Flower bud apparent but not yet open.  Should I have cut it off and should I be harvesting whilst all is still very green and flourishing?  (Am I so behind?)
Title: Re: Elephant Garlic
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on July 05, 2006, 07:27:39
It's better to cut it off because then the bulb gets bigger. It's harvesting time now, but I waited until the foliage was turning really yellow.
Title: Re: Elephant Garlic
Post by: supersprout on July 05, 2006, 07:28:56
Quote from: Jill on July 05, 2006, 00:27:44
Novice elephant garlic grower here.  Flower bud apparent but not yet open.  Should I have cut it off and should I be harvesting whilst all is still very green and flourishing?  (Am I so behind?)

After I'd cut all mine off and thrown them in the compost :-[ someone posted that these garlic 'scapes' are a delicacy - chop it off and eat it! :)
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