Thirty Elephant Garlic Bulblets. Bulblets are garlic seeds that form on the exterior of the elephant garlic bulb. Though they are indeed seeds, they are usually very difficult to germinate because the actual seed portion of each bulblet is encased in a tough nut-like shell, and so in order for the seed to germinate, water must penetrate that outer casing. The best solution to that problem is to simply remove that outer casing, and the second of two photos above illustrates how to do this. It takes me less than 30 seconds to remove that outer husk. Simply use a pair of heavy duty kitchen scissors (I bought the pair in the photo at Harbor Freight on sale for 99 cents). Only light pressure is required to split open the outer shell, and then it can be easily peeled away and the seed portion removed. Remove the outer casing, and plant these bulblet seeds the first week of October, and the first year you will get a small garlic "round", which is a solid bulb that has no clove divisions. Plant it again the next season, and you will get either a larger round or a full bulb with cloved segments. Though using garlic cloves or rounds for seed is the quickest way to get a satisfactory sized garlic harvest, it can be expensive considering the cost buying elephant garlic for seed, whereas this offer is for fifty garlic bulblets at a very reasonable price. This provides you with a way to increase your crop quite affordably if you have space to spare and are willing to wait a couple of seasons. Complete planting instructions will accompany your order.
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Thirty Elephant Garlic Bulblets. Bulblets are garlic seeds that form on the exterior of the elephant garlic bulb. Though they ... more