How To Grow Elephant Garlic - From Planting Cloves To Harvest, Including Month By Month Video Clips
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- čas přidán 9. 07. 2024
- In this video on how to grow elephant garlic I cover everything from planting the elephant garlic cloves, through to germination, and harvesting. And at the end of the video, I mention how I store my elephant garlic. And it's actually the stored elephant garlic that I grew last year that is used in this video.
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The video is divided into chapters, see the full contents here:
00:00 Introduction
01:41 When To Plant Elephant Garlic
02:02 Breaking Apart An Elephant Garlic Bulb
02:35 The Cost Of Buying Elephant Garlic
03:19 Preparing The Elephant Garlic Bed For Planting
04:12 Planting Elephant Garlic
05:02 Planting Depth For Elephant Garlic Cloves
06:43 Elephant Garlic Growing In May
07:07 Elephant Garlic Growing In June
07:20 Elephant Garlic Growing In August
07:48 Harvesting Elephant Garlic In September
11:34 How To Store Elephant Garlic
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I liked your video. Must say I was surprised that you didn't point out the replantable "pup" bulbs that were clustered on the bottoms of a few that had matured. Cheers!
I grow E.G. in permanent spots, usually the south side of a fence or tree. I harvest the plants that bloom and leave the others in the ground. When I harvest a mature plant I stick the little brown bulblets back in the hole. These bulblets will grow into an immature plant next year and a mature plant that blooms in the second growing season. I mulch the spot when the plants are below the ground. I am in a warmer climate so I don't know it this method will work for you. I can grow E.G. in the same spots for years, I got my E.G. from a friend who had it growing unattended,under trees and fences, in his yard from a previous owner, so its origin is unknown but over 50years old. You might try to experiment in a spot or two.
Nicely explained. I envy you some of the sandiness of your soil - would be happy to exchange a flat-bed load with some of our heavy clay and we'd both end up with improved structure! On our clay (Bristol) there's not a chance that I could push the blunt trowel-handle into the untouched soil - it settles too hard. And if I did force it, the compaction would create a little pond for the clove to rot in. So instead I have to cultivate to the depth I'm planting to and then part the soil with a sharp implement in order to plant the cloves. Congratulations on your good results.
Just planted my elephant garlic, Thank you for the tips
I love your explanations, which are very clear and better than Gardener's World!
That's a very big compliment - much appreciated! Thank you.
Just found a box of elephant garlic cloves I had bought and forgot. I thought it might be too late but watching your video gave me a bit of hope. They'll go in April 1st. Thanks for posting 😊
I don’t think it’s too late. Went to my allotment today and the ground is very very wet. If I still had cloves to put in, I’d wait for it to dry out a bit!
excellent! looking forward to growing it!
Thank you! I learn so much from all of your videos!
Thank you very much for letting me know! Much appreciated!
You're my teacher.
I needed this thanks
Thank you!
My grandma planted some years ago and it just pops up at random every year but all the leaves fell off like 4 months after they showed up and the bulbs are surrounded by many small to medium bulbs all over?
Very informative thank you
Thank you very much for your comment!
Hi there, I grow elephants in the second season now. In your video I see that you also get these little, brownish thingies with the harvest, often attached to the bulbs. What do you do with those?
Thanks great information
Thank you!
Excellent stuff bro
Much appreciated
Nice!😊
Thank you!
Good planning on this video. You were thinking 1 year in advance. We’ll done 😊
It's not a matter of maturity, the bulb turns into cloves after a frost. It needs a frost or you just get a solid bulb
Hello my name is Larry from USA 🇺🇸. How do you store them for winter? Thanks so much for sharing your video! I really enjoyed watching and learning!
How long does it take for the cloves to sprout after planting please? I planned some a couple of weeks ago but no sign of anything yet. Not sure if it's started to rot, or if I'm just being impatient.
Mine take 3-4 weeks (depending on weather)
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Do you have any tips for planting Brussel Sprout seeds? 😁 thanks
Thank you for subscribing! Sowing in seed trays can work well, outdoors but protected (like a cold frame). This growing guide has more info: www.allotmentbook.co.uk/contents/brussels-sprouts/
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So, maybe I missed it, but what do you do with the little mini clove looking growths near the roots? Can they be replanted?
I have never tried to replant these. From what I’ve read, these need a couple of growing seasons before the plants will develop full size bulbs. It would be interesting to see any comments from people who have tried this?
I think they are called corms ….
I would also like to know what you can do to grow those young elephant garlic bulbs. I've had them in a flower pot for a few months now and I just looked (19 Aug '23) and they are still just as hard as when I put them in the ground. Who has experience with this? Greetings from Belgium
I just planted my elephant garlic ,
I'm wanting seeds for more plants next year , how long does that take and what is the best method for getting these results ?
Best guess is that the elephant garlic bulbs will be ready in August. On seeds, break apart a bulb and plant the cloves (garlic is grown from cloves). I set aside a portion of my harvest each year to provide the harvest for the following year.
I'm betting you should have harvested before that late rain.
Yes, better to harvest before the rain!