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« on: November 30, 2014, 13:45 »
Hi ,i have been given 6 elephant garlic cloves which are in small pots in the greenhouse and showing roots.Shall I treat them the same as my other garlics which are now planted outside,or do they need another approach I tried one last year but it wasn't a very good result.Cheers  :unsure:
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Re: elephant garlic
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2014, 14:25 »
When you say "wasn't a very good result", do you mean in terms of the size, or the flavour?

Elephant "garlic" is not true garlic. It has a very mild flavour and is a relative of the leek. The one time I grew them, I treated them as proper garlic. The size was good, but the flavour was lacking. They never made it to my growing list again.
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« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2014, 18:00 »
The size and flavour were both lacking ,if the same happens this year I won't bother again but it's a challenge.
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« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2014, 20:05 »
You'll never get a lot of flavour, that's the nature of it, but it does appeal to some pallets.
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