On Sat, 31 May 2014 18:22:37 -0700, Todd wrote:

Hi All,

My three hold over garlic plants from last year,
on their center spires have a curly-Q. And what looks
like the start of a flower pointing downward.

Is this normal?

Also, somewhere I heard to bend and tie the
flowers over to send the energy down to the
bulb. Anything to that?

-T

They are called "scapes," and are quite delicious. We look forward to
them each spring.

Boron