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Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

In 2004 I won grand champion at the local fair for the biggest elephant garlic. it was a lot bigger than a softball. I haven't been able to repeat it since. I planted the bulbs in sept oct, and I put some manure and triple super phosphate down. Does anyone have any tips they can share with me to help em grow bigger?I know that sometimes the bulb takes two yrs to get big.
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Capt

2/19/2007 5:18:40 PM

so how big was the elephant garlic you grew.

2/20/2007 3:36:21 PM

Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

It was dried for a month then weighed 3.75 pounds but when it was just pulled/wet damn near 5 pounds

2/20/2007 6:37:09 PM

Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

I do follow the tips of how to grow onoins that works too.

2/20/2007 6:37:46 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

We used to grow a lot of garlic. Not for size but for cooking. That said we also got some very large ones. The key here was light fluffy soil in full sun. Properly timed Nitrogen helps too but don't over do it.

2/20/2007 11:19:03 PM

Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

Ya adding nitrogen at the right time is important, I never add nitrogen after memorial day, I have found it stunts the buld. I will add nitrogen soon the the garlic patch. they got a late start, and witht the snow gone, they should start growing.

2/21/2007 3:29:53 PM

President - GPC

Captn better hurry the snow will be back by sat.

2/21/2007 3:46:54 PM

Considering Guinness lists the garlic record as close to 3 lbs. I suggest you look up the rules for Guinness entry and repeat what you did that contest winning season.

2/22/2007 1:22:42 PM

Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

Dude I am pretty sure that's what it weighed. I weighed it right after I pulled it, left the leaves and rooots on and got the high weight and weighed it again later and got 3.75
each of the cloves was damn near the size of a racket ball.
The plant was damn near knee high when I picked it. looked like a corn plant.

2/22/2007 7:11:02 PM

capt i do not doubt you.
I just was pointing out if you get big one like that again you should have Guinness list it as world record if it measures up.

2/22/2007 8:06:46 PM