Author Topic: Elephant Garlic (Read 4047 times)

Maddox · « **on:** January 05, 2010, 07:59:32 pm »

Hi All

Does anyone know where I can get Elephant Garlic from, Ive looked at the Garlic Farm and they are charging 12 for £9 which seems a bit steep or is that the going rate?

Many thanks

Maddox

scattybiker1972 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 05, 2010, 08:01:50 pm »

try dobies not sure how much it is tho,i just bought solent wight,there huge!

sellickbhoy · « **Reply #2 on:** January 05, 2010, 09:12:18 pm »

12 bulbs?

i don't think that's too bad actually - get 8 cloves per bulb

Maddox · « **Reply #3 on:** January 05, 2010, 10:04:15 pm »

Opps sorry its 12 cloves not bulbs.

Maddox

doganjo · « **Reply #4 on:** January 05, 2010, 10:06:47 pm »

Huh! I just got garlic in Morrisons for 95p - admittedly not the elephant type but big enough for me to plant out and eat - mmm lovely baked in extra virgin olive oil. Why do you need the giant ones?

JD · « **Reply #5 on:** January 05, 2010, 10:30:46 pm »

Just checked the Marshalls catalogue and they are charging £12.95 for 6 cloves.
JD

Maddox · « **Reply #6 on:** January 05, 2010, 11:11:42 pm »

Hi

Just thought I would give them a go Doganjo, I do bootsale stall, its just something new that not many have seen before, just keeps the customers interested.

So £12 isnt too bad then Jd, thanks for looking.

sellickbhoy · « **Reply #7 on:** January 06, 2010, 01:50:21 pm »

Quote from: JD on January 05, 2010, 10:30:46 pm

Just checked the Marshalls catalogue and they are charging £12.95 for 6 cloves.
JD

OUCH!!!

i would recommend any of the Scottish members just by some of the Really Garlicky company - http://www.reallygarlicky.co.uk/ - garlic

Tescos (boooo) sell it

But it's grown up in my home town of Nairn, so should do really well here (I did plant a few cloves last year and they came good)

I think you can get 3 bulbs form tesco for less than £1, so cheap enough too. (ok, i promise not to plug tesco again - but that's where i got mine!)

scattybiker1972 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 06, 2010, 02:41:15 pm »

problem with buying garlic from a supermarket is the plants are usually spanish so might not do well here.better to buy variaty for this country from a grower,and keep a bulb or 2 to replant,so buy extra and then you will be self sufficient in garlic.so costs work out ok in the end.

sellickbhoy · « **Reply #9 on:** January 06, 2010, 04:02:30 pm »

thats why i suggested the really garlicky company - it's grown in scotland

Birdie Wife · « **Reply #10 on:** January 06, 2010, 04:10:55 pm »

I can vouch for the porcelain garlic from the Really Garlicky COmpany too - it did really well in this climate, and the cloves were lovely and fat. It was second best in my productivity trials this year - first place went to the Purple Moldovan from T&M, but that was from bought in stock rather than home saved like the porcelain, plus I don't think it will store quite as well.

northfifeduckling · « **Reply #11 on:** January 09, 2010, 11:49:11 am »

trouble is that Elephant garlic is not the same as ordinary garlic. as far as I know it's more of a leek you get one giant bulb from rather than bulbs with single cloves. the garlicy company specialists would be my best bet. I have grown ordinary shop garlic a lot, more waste not want not thinking if they start sprouting anyway, but they tend to grow quite small bulbs. better than chucking them on the heap though

scattybiker1972 · « **Reply #12 on:** January 09, 2010, 12:14:00 pm »

marshalls emailed me the newsletter today and they have 12 jumbo cloves for 8.95

www.marshalls-seeds.co.uk/elephant-garlic-jumbo-cloves-pid2430.html

Elissian · « **Reply #13 on:** January 19, 2010, 09:31:19 pm »

Elephant garlic is much milder than other garlics, it's more like an onion with a garlicky flavour. if you like your garlic to sit up and bite you you'll be dissapointed but if you just fancy something different, why not.