>>1391486Mine are not fully mature yet. They have matured enough to bloom, but only this year have they started to put on actual size. They are 3 years old right now. They should be mature next year. Planting from cloves takes 2 years to maturity while planting from bulbils takes 4 years. I planted them from bulbils. I know a dedicated elephant garlic grower and his still take 2 years to reach maturity for that massive size. He showed me one that was 6 inches in diameter. Most are only 4 inches.
I opted for growing from bulbils because I can get 4 times the number from that than from cloves in the same amount of time. Plus, they were free. I just can't harvest them until all the time is up, unlike cloves which can be harvested anywhere from 1 to 2 years depending on how large you want them.
