Taylors Garlic Bulbs – Elephant, Garcua & Germidour

Garlic Bulbs – Taylors Bulbs (Choose Variety)

Grow delicious homegrown garlic with this selection of premium Taylors Garlic Bulbs, available in three distinctive varieties. Choose from Elephant Garlic, Garcua, or Germidour, each offering different flavours, growing characteristics, and culinary uses.

Garlic is an easy and rewarding crop to grow in gardens, allotments, raised beds, and containers. Once established, plants require relatively little attention before developing into flavourful bulbs ready for harvesting during summer.

Whether you're looking for the enormous mild cloves of Elephant Garlic, an easy-growing variety such as Garcua, or the rich flavour and attractive purple-streaked cloves of Germidour, there is an option to suit almost every kitchen garden.

Available Varieties

Elephant Garlic

Elephant Garlic produces exceptionally large bulbs containing enormous, full-flavoured cloves. Its milder garlic flavour makes it particularly versatile in the kitchen and the substantial cloves are absolutely ideal for roasting.

Despite its impressive size, the flavour is mild enough for the cloves to be used raw in salads, adding a delicious burst of flavour without being overpowering.

This hardy variety can also cope with damper growing conditions than regular garlic, making it a useful option where conditions are less than perfect.

Exceptionally large bulbs and cloves

Mild but full garlic flavour

Absolutely ideal for roasting

Mild enough to use raw in salads

Tolerates damper conditions than regular garlic

Suitable for autumn or spring planting

Garcua Garlic

Garcua Garlic is an excellent choice for beginners thanks to its exceptionally straightforward growing requirements. Give it a sunny, weed-free position with good drainage and it can reward you with a generous harvest of large garlic bulbs.

This variety produces large softneck garlic bulbs and is an excellent choice for gardeners looking for a dependable crop without complicated growing requirements.

Extremely easy to grow

Excellent variety for beginner gardeners

Produces generous yields of large bulbs

Softneck garlic variety

Thrives in sunny, well-drained positions

Ideal for gardens, raised beds, and allotments

Germidour Garlic

Germidour Garlic combines a mild yet rich flavour with beautiful purple-streaked white cloves, making it an attractive and versatile variety for growing at home.

This French softneck garlic is particularly useful for gardeners with limited growing space. The cloves can be planted successfully in raised beds, containers, or pots as well as traditional vegetable gardens and allotments.

Plant Germidour during late autumn for harvesting the following summer.

Mild but rich garlic flavour

Attractive purple-streaked white cloves

Traditional French softneck garlic

Excellent for smaller gardens

Suitable for raised beds, containers, and pots

Plant in late autumn for a summer harvest

Key Features

Premium garlic bulbs from Taylors Bulbs

Three distinctive varieties to choose from

Choose Elephant, Garcua, or Germidour

Options suitable for gardens, allotments, raised beds, and containers

Excellent varieties for home cooking

Suitable for beginner and experienced gardeners

Harvest delicious homegrown garlic during summer

How to Grow Taylors Garlic Bulbs

Choose a sunny position with fertile, well-drained soil and keep the growing area free from weeds.

Separate garlic bulbs into individual cloves shortly before planting, taking care not to damage them.

Plant each clove with the pointed end facing upwards and provide sufficient spacing for the developing bulbs.

Elephant Garlic can be planted during autumn or spring and can tolerate somewhat damper conditions than regular garlic. A general fertiliser can be added to help improve yields.

Garcua Garlic performs particularly well in a sunny, weed-free position with good drainage.

Germidour Garlic should be planted during late autumn for harvesting the following summer and can be grown successfully in open ground, raised beds, containers, or pots.

Keep plants watered during prolonged dry periods and control weeds throughout the growing season.

Harvest once the plants mature during summer and allow the bulbs to dry thoroughly before storage.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which garlic variety is best for beginners?
Garcua is an excellent choice for beginners because it is extremely easy to grow when provided with sunshine, good drainage, and a weed-free growing area.

Which variety produces the largest cloves?
Elephant Garlic produces exceptionally large bulbs and cloves.

Which garlic is best for roasting?
The enormous cloves of Elephant Garlic are particularly well suited to roasting.

Which variety can I grow in containers?
Germidour is an excellent option for pots, containers, and raised beds, making it particularly useful where garden space is limited.

What does Germidour Garlic taste like?
Germidour has a mild but rich flavour and produces attractive purple-streaked white cloves.

Can Elephant Garlic tolerate damp conditions?
Yes. Elephant Garlic can cope with damper conditions than regular garlic.

Perfect For

Kitchen gardens

Allotments

Raised beds

Container growing

Home cooking

Roasting

Autumn planting

Beginner gardeners