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  • From: "Jim Fruth" <jimfruth@charter.net>
  • To: "NAFEX" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [NAFEX] Elephant garlic question OT
  • Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:07:17 -0500

Betsy Hilborn asked, "I just harvested my elephant garlic yesterday. Each bulb had a tiny 'cloves' at many of the roots. They were separate from the main bulb and very small. Can I use these to propagate more elephant garlic, or are they best used for cooking?


When I grew Elephant Garlic, I learned that I had to peel those tiny bulbs if I wanted them to grow into big bulbs, a process that can take up to three seasons here in zone 3.
I haven't grown Elephant Garlic for eight years and those tiny (unpeeled) bulbs have been coming up ever since. Of course, after a few years, I don't recognize them and they get tilled under.

Jim Fruth
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