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🥕 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)

🤝 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.

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