Garlic, yum

[Wrennie]

I did it! I did it! I grew some garlic!
See!!! -->




the largest one -->



OK
So
Did I leave the one with the cloves 'showing in too long? Should I just replant the cute litle one or divide up the cloves? (divide right?) And the scapes I let go, will they produce good seeds now that they're pulled up?

[trudy]

You did a great job! I always cut the scapes off an make a garlic pesto (like basil) an freeze for later use. By cutting the scapes off during the growing stages the bulbs get larger. The energy is going into growing a larger bulb verses seed. Typically you let the seed bublet develop like the larger one in your pic, plant them or trade them an it'll take a couple years growth to form a good bulb. I usually use my smaller cloves for replanting.

[douglas]

Those look great, not bad at all

[Pharmer Phil]

Tasty Wrennie, we got a large garlic harvest, but not the biggest heads, about golfball to a bit larger, dunno, feed them well, watered them every-other day..(no rain) and they had plenty sun.
I cut the scapes off, and yeah, the one you asked about, looks to me (no garlic expert) to have been left in the ground too long. Maybe Oh2, our resident Garlic Guru can add sumpin here...
God Job Wrennie!

[Wrennie]

I cut 2 scapes off and left 2 for more seed. The teeny bulb had the small scape. I ferget which the big scape was on. I plan on replanting the small garlics cloves. I have to pull up the ones I planted from seeds and see whats in there. Guess I need a bed dedicated to garlic.
Yeah, where is Oh2??

[Pharmer Phil]

Aug 15, 2008 6:46:52 GMT -6 Wrennie said:

I cut 2 scapes off and left 2 for more seed. The teeny bulb had the small scape. I ferger which the big scape was on. I plan on replanting the small garlics cloves. I have to pull up the ones I planted from seeds and see whats in there. Guess I need a bed dedicated to garlic.
Yeah, where is Oh2??

guessin ona us should go shake him outa OG