Growing, curing and eating outrageously large garlic, from a field in Lincolnshire.https://elephantgarlic.co.uk/https://elephantgarlic.co.uk/field-notes/elephant-garlic-butter/https://elephantgarlic.co.uk/field-notes/elephant-garlic-butter/Roasted elephant garlic mashed into salted butter — mild, sweet, spreadable. How to make it, how to keep it, and the dishes it quietly improves.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://elephantgarlic.co.uk/field-notes/elephant-garlic-confit/https://elephantgarlic.co.uk/field-notes/elephant-garlic-confit/Elephant garlic confit — thumb-sized cloves cooked slowly in oil until they spread like jam. The method, the timing, and how long the jar really keeps.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://elephantgarlic.co.uk/field-notes/elephant-garlic-corms-rounds-problems/https://elephantgarlic.co.uk/field-notes/elephant-garlic-corms-rounds-problems/Dug up something weird? Corms, rounds, single bulbs, yellow leaves and rust explained — what each one means, what to do next, and what's still edible.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://elephantgarlic.co.uk/field-notes/elephant-garlic-recipes/https://elephantgarlic.co.uk/field-notes/elephant-garlic-recipes/What to do with elephant garlic: roast it whole, confit it, mash it into butter, shave it raw. Recipes, a substitution calculator, and the blue-garlic mystery.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://elephantgarlic.co.uk/field-notes/elephant-garlic-scape-pesto/https://elephantgarlic.co.uk/field-notes/elephant-garlic-scape-pesto/Blitz elephant garlic scapes into a mild green pesto with parmesan, nuts and oil. A scapes recipe you can only make for two weeks in May.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://elephantgarlic.co.uk/field-notes/elephant-garlic-scapes/https://elephantgarlic.co.uk/field-notes/elephant-garlic-scapes/Elephant garlic throws a flower stalk in late spring — the scape. When to cut it, why it matters for bulb size, and three ways to cook it.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://elephantgarlic.co.uk/field-notes/elephant-garlic-vs-garlic/https://elephantgarlic.co.uk/field-notes/elephant-garlic-vs-garlic/Elephant garlic isn't garlic at all — it's a giant, mild leek relative. Size, taste, botany and price compared, plus when to use which one.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://elephantgarlic.co.uk/field-notes/harvesting-elephant-garlic/https://elephantgarlic.co.uk/field-notes/harvesting-elephant-garlic/Pick elephant garlic in July, when the lower leaves yellow and the plant leans. The signs, the lifting technique, curing times and how long it keeps.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://elephantgarlic.co.uk/field-notes/how-to-roast-elephant-garlic/https://elephantgarlic.co.uk/field-notes/how-to-roast-elephant-garlic/Roast a whole elephant garlic bulb: 170°C fan, about an hour, foil and olive oil. Timings by bulb weight, the air-fryer method, and what to do with the gold.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://elephantgarlic.co.uk/field-notes/what-is-elephant-garlic/https://elephantgarlic.co.uk/field-notes/what-is-elephant-garlic/Elephant garlic explained: a giant, mild allium that's closer to a leek than true garlic. Size, taste, history, nutrition — and what to do with one.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://elephantgarlic.co.uk/field-notes/when-to-plant-elephant-garlic/https://elephantgarlic.co.uk/field-notes/when-to-plant-elephant-garlic/Plant elephant garlic in October or November — early enough to root, cold enough to split into cloves. The window, the why, and the spring-planting trap.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://elephantgarlic.co.uk/field-notes/where-to-buy-elephant-garlic-uk/https://elephantgarlic.co.uk/field-notes/where-to-buy-elephant-garlic-uk/Can you buy elephant garlic in Tesco? Almost never. Where it's actually sold in the UK — supermarkets, marketplaces and specialist growers — with honest prices.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://elephantgarlic.co.uk/field-notes/how-to-grow-elephant-garlic-uk/https://elephantgarlic.co.uk/field-notes/how-to-grow-elephant-garlic-uk/When to plant elephant garlic, how deep, how far apart — the whole method for an open Lincolnshire field, and the one mistake that ruins the most bulbs.Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT