Perennial Garlic

Ive just come across this article,he reckons you can plant it once and harvest for 20yrs
As anybody left their garlic in the ground for yrs?
http://centerfordeepecology.org/perennial-garlic-plant-it-once-and-harvest-for-20-years/

 

I think the general advice goes that if it sounds to be too good to be true then ...................

Unless dug up and replanted at least 6"/150mm apart they will be stunted and probably only grow as 'rounds' - bulbs that don't divide into cloves, and small ones at that (but I have seen them growing wild in the sandy, well drained surrounds of the beach car park at Bude, although it's never been quiet enough to get my lugworm fork out of the car for a discreet foraging session). I've only found them suitable for pulling for use in stir fries/salads when about the size of large spring onions.

P.S Isn't that site linked to a religious movement in the USA? Google Churchofdeepecology.org

 

I have left some in and its grown again the next year, but that`s more by accident than design. It`s a bulb so will continue to grow like any other, plant one clove and you get a head with about 8 cloves, leave that in and each clove will produce 8 more etc, etc.

 

I have no doubt the plant is capable of growing from year to year, just wonder how you harvest some and leave some to grow on.
The growing method does not fit in with normal veg growth, but as a plant, I see no reason why not.