🧄 Elephant Garlic

Allium ampeloprasum var. ampeloprasum

vegetables perennial bulb (grown as annual)

☀️ Sun

full sun

💧 Water

moderate

🗺️ Zones

[3,4,5,6,7,8,9]

🧪 Soil pH

6.0-7.5

🪴 Soil Type

well-drained, rich, loose

📏 Spacing

8-10 inches

📐 Height

3-5 ft (flower stalk)

⏱️ Maturity

180-240 days (plant fall, harvest summer)

Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone

🤝 Companions (4)

🤝 Beet

Different root depth; allium improves beet flavor

🤝 Carrot

Classic pairing , allium scent masks carrot from carrot fly

🤝 Rose

Garlic family repels aphids from roses

🤝 Tomato

Allium family repels spider mites and aphids from tomatoes

⚠️ Keep Apart (1)

⚠️ bean/pea

Alliums inhibit legume growth and nitrogen fixation

📝 Growing Notes

Not true garlic , a type of leek that forms a garlic-like bulb. Cloves are the size of your thumb. Roasted whole and spread on bread is transcendent. Less intense than garlic , you can eat it straight. The plant is massive , 5-foot flower stalks with purple pom-pom blooms.

🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Johnny's Selected Seeds Botanical Interests True Leaf Market Burpee Territorial Seed Company

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