Not a true garlic and closely related to the leek Elephant Garlic produces jumbo bulbs up to 4in across. The flavour is sweet and mild unlike the more familiar kinds giving it many more culinary uses. Baste with olive oil roast and the flesh becomes deliciously creamy or just slice it and add to salad.

If you have been having problems growing normal garlic, try elephant garlic instead.

Because it is much bigger than the normal garlic, the individual cloves should be spaced about 20 cm apart, with rows about 30 cm apart, and just buried in the fertile soil. 2 CLOVES €5