Elephant Garlic Cloves

I got these in the post today. I debated about buying elephant garlic for a long time. They are very pricey. These 10 cloves(200gm) alone cost me $18.50. Yikes ! But I reasoned that once I have them, I won't need to buy any in again.

Why do I want to grow such an expensive garlic, you ask ? Well.....one chief reason is that I am sick of peeling small wee cloves when cooking. These garlic cloves are the size of a shallot.

Elephant garlic cloves....all 10 of them.  The white one on the right is a normal garlic bulb. Look at the size of one clove.....they are huge !  I have planted them in the ground today.  I will have to give them special attention to make sure I get a good return on my investment !

I bought them from Kaiwaka Organics