Elephant Garlic
Giant mild-tasting cloves!
Not a true garlic and most closely related to the leek (with a swollen stem base). Elephant Garlic, as the name suggests produces jumbo sized bulbs with relatively few very large cloves - around four times the size of others - which are milder tasting and less pungent than true garlic. Very versatile in the kitchen - use it as a vegetable sliced and grilled, or sauteed in butter or olive oil, as a flavouring for casseroles or sliced raw in salads. Approximately 6 cloves.
Price:
£6.95
Code:
174220
Delivery:
October
Units: Approximately 6 Cloves
Culture: The sections, or cloves of each bulb should be separated and planted just below the soil surface from early November to late December. Space rows 15-20cm (6-8") apart and allow 10cm (4") between cloves. Lift and dry the plants, as with onions, once the foliage turns yellow in July. Full growing instructions included.
Hints: Now an essential part of so many kitchen gardens, with excellent health benefits (lowering blood pressure, fat and cholesterol levels and combating infections).
