Just harvested my elephant garlic, and found that 2/3 of the crop (all planted from cloves last fall) came up this year as monocloves instead of full heads. Anyone have any idea why? Didn't think I planted them too close together (about 6" apart). The 1/3 of crop that came out as regular heads all look good/normal size for elephant garlic.
And, a couple of related questions:
• Should I go on and replant the monocloves right now (late June)? Or better to let them air out/dry out a bit and put them in the ground late fall when I plant the rest of next year's crop?
• Do people find the corms worth fooling with? They always tempt me but I've had poor success (actually almost no success) getting them to sprout and grow. Tips?
By the way, I live in Kentucky (zone 6). Soil is so-so, has a fair amount of clay in it (every year we amend it some, but it could always use more).
