Days to Maturity: 90 to 240

This garlic variety is called Elephant for a reason. These cloves are extremely large. They have a mild flavor and prefer a long growing season. If you plant this Elephant Garlic in the fall, harvest it in late spring or early summer, if you plant in the spring, harvest it in early summer. The average harvest is 3 to 4 cloves per bulb.

Garlic is a staple in cuisines. Roasting a garlic clove by itself can provide you with a delicious buttery flavor, while chopping up garlic and added it into dishes, gives you hints of garlic all the way through. Garlic can be grown in the bed or in containers.