Not to be a troll, but I would like to add a couple of things about E.G. The leaves are very good to eat, chop and put them into stir-fry dishes, very spicy. When you harvest, the bulbs will have small brown bulblets growing on the side of the bulb, sometimes several on one bulb. These can be grown into mature plants in 2 growing seasons. The first year it will only grow into an immature plant with just a single round bulb and not flower. Leave these plants in the ground. They will die back in the summer and be dormant until the cool season rains come, (Oct. where I live). I mulch the ground for the summer and they resprout and grow into a mature flowering plant. When I harvest my E.G., I will take these brown bulblets and just stick them back in the hole or in a large pot and mulch the top. They will sprout in Oct. I have spots in my yard when E.G. has been growing for over 15 years. I obtained my plants from a friend who had it growing all over his yard, on the south side of trees, walls, and fences. We can trace it back to over 50 years of continually growing and resprouting. I have heard of old country homesteads, abandoned for decades but E.G. still sprouting and growing every year. My point being you can make a permanent bed or space the grows E.G. for years, never having to buy more and ending up with hundreds of plants. I did enjoy your video and did subscribe.
Great comment. I have been growing EG for many years, many of them haphazardly. I’ve harvested the immature first year bulbs because of my poor labeling and they are solid round bulbs - ping pong, golf ball, and larger. I love growing EG.
@@LizThompson-ds1fl I could have written this, lol. I'm making notes now for what to remember to do including making myself be much better at labeling or otherwise noting what's in the bed. Why, oh why, do I think I can remember this stuff, lol. I just harvested a whole passel of what would have been beautiful EG next year 😏
It survives feet of snow I can tell you that. I am putting back my corn babies and will make a tag to refect the 2 year required from the corns. Wish me luck...😂
I just came home from the garden center with some elephant garlic and this was the first thing that came up subscribed. Fifty six year life long gardener,north of Albany NY.
We have about two dozen chickens and use their manure to fertilize our gardens in the spring (we clean out the runs in the fall and let it set to dry over the winter at the edge of our garden, then rototill it in before planting in the spring). If garlic needs to be planted now (early October), could we use the fresh chicken manure mixed with compost or just dirt? Should we just use the soil from our compost?
So, just about to plant mine, and I know I'm pushing it at Zone 10a, but... It looks as if what we are really looking for as a depth is to put about 1/2"-1" of soil OVER the TOP of the bulb ( 6:57 ), not have it 3"-4" deep over the top. Glad I watched as well as listened, what I heard and what I saw was two different things. You did say to make the HOLE 3"-4" deep ( 4:56 ), then you mixed up the granular in the bottom before placing the bulb into the hole (right side up, of course!), so yeah, it looked to be a fairly light cover over the very top peak of the bulb. Thank you Ma'am! This has been exactly the information I need, and I can see the growth you have in your "Normal" Garlic video that was made later! Bonus! 🤠👍
Yea! Pretty cool to see the results a few weeks later in my newer videos. Sorry for the confusion. Just to clarify, plant elephant garlic 3-4 inches deep, whether it be make the hole that deep, or pile soil over the top. Planting deeper helps keep the soil cooler which the bulbs prefer.
I live in Washington on the northwest west side of the cascades, i start planting garlic in Sept. I didn't fertilize last year I just made sure they had some good mulching like leaves and dried out grass on them to keep them insulated for the winter. Got a GREAT harvest.
Not to be a troll, but I would like to add a couple of things about E.G. The leaves are very good to eat, chop and put them into stir-fry dishes, very spicy. When you harvest, the bulbs will have small brown bulblets growing on the side of the bulb, sometimes several on one bulb. These can be grown into mature plants in 2 growing seasons. The first year it will only grow into an immature plant with just a single round bulb and not flower. Leave these plants in the ground. They will die back in the summer and be dormant until the cool season rains come, (Oct. where I live). I mulch the ground for the summer and they resprout and grow into a mature flowering plant. When I harvest my E.G., I will take these brown bulblets and just stick them back in the hole or in a large pot and mulch the top. They will sprout in Oct. I have spots in my yard when E.G. has been growing for over 15 years. I obtained my plants from a friend who had it growing all over his yard, on the south side of trees, walls, and fences. We can trace it back to over 50 years of continually growing and resprouting. I have heard of old country homesteads, abandoned for decades but E.G. still sprouting and growing every year. My point being you can make a permanent bed or space the grows E.G. for years, never having to buy more and ending up with hundreds of plants. I did enjoy your video and did subscribe.
Great comment. I have been growing EG for many years, many of them haphazardly. I’ve harvested the immature first year bulbs because of my poor labeling and they are solid round bulbs - ping pong, golf ball, and larger. I love growing EG.
@@LizThompson-ds1fl I could have written this, lol. I'm making notes now for what to remember to do including making myself be much better at labeling or otherwise noting what's in the bed. Why, oh why, do I think I can remember this stuff, lol. I just harvested a whole passel of what would have been beautiful EG next year 😏
It survives feet of snow I can tell you that. I am putting back my corn babies and will make a tag to refect the 2 year required from the corns. Wish me luck...😂
@@stacylandis9806 good luck:)
I have a lot of elephant garlic but they arevery bitter. Any advice?
I just came home from the garden center with some elephant garlic and this was the first thing that came up subscribed. Fifty six year life long gardener,north of Albany NY.
We have about two dozen chickens and use their manure to fertilize our gardens in the spring (we clean out the runs in the fall and let it set to dry over the winter at the edge of our garden, then rototill it in before planting in the spring). If garlic needs to be planted now (early October), could we use the fresh chicken manure mixed with compost or just dirt? Should we just use the soil from our compost?
So, just about to plant mine, and I know I'm pushing it at Zone 10a, but... It looks as if what we are really looking for as a depth is to put about 1/2"-1" of soil OVER the TOP of the bulb ( 6:57 ), not have it 3"-4" deep over the top. Glad I watched as well as listened, what I heard and what I saw was two different things. You did say to make the HOLE 3"-4" deep ( 4:56 ), then you mixed up the granular in the bottom before placing the bulb into the hole (right side up, of course!), so yeah, it looked to be a fairly light cover over the very top peak of the bulb. Thank you Ma'am! This has been exactly the information I need, and I can see the growth you have in your "Normal" Garlic video that was made later! Bonus! 🤠👍
Yea! Pretty cool to see the results a few weeks later in my newer videos. Sorry for the confusion. Just to clarify, plant elephant garlic 3-4 inches deep, whether it be make the hole that deep, or pile soil over the top. Planting deeper helps keep the soil cooler which the bulbs prefer.
I want to try these!
Go ahead and start planting. I'm sure you will like growing them.
How long afer planting the cloves should they become visible above the surface?
I’m in 9b also and just found your channel, so excited to learn from you. Great info
Hi and welcome!
I didn’t realize the flavor was that much different. I wanna grow some now.
Yea elephant garlic is more mild but still tastes like garlic to me
@@JerrasGarden well that’s good maybe when my son snags my garlic and takes a huge bite his breath won’t smell as long 😂
I planted this garlic last year (fall)and just left them without watering.or fertiliser. They easy to grow.
My elephant garlic turned out very bitter. I planted it in the fall and harvested early summer.
Do you use liquid or granular fertilizer for the subsequent weeks?
I'm using liquid because I shot it thru my drip irrigation system. But granular works too. Doesn't matter what you use as long as its high nitrogen.
So Sept Oct best time to plant?
I live in Washington on the northwest west side of the cascades, i start planting garlic in Sept. I didn't fertilize last year I just made sure they had some good mulching like leaves and dried out grass on them to keep them insulated for the winter. Got a GREAT harvest.
I have access to used pine pellet kitty litter (sans poops) - lots of nitrogen
Try soaking the bulbs in an aspirin solution for 24-48 hours prior to sowing.
Plant at least 4" deep
Garlic like to compete with weeds in the garden