T wrote:
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What is a "bulbules"?

the little bulbs that form up top on some
kinds of garlic.

this is a pic of a garlic top from the hardneck
garlic i grow, you can see the little flowers and
the little bulbs that form. normally you don't
get a secondary top growing out of it like this one
(which is why i took the picture).

http://www.anthive.com/flowers/100_8088_Garlic_Top.jpg

the little bulbs are viable and edible. plant them
and you'll get a single clove by the end of the first
season, it takes a few years (two to three) to get them
up to normal bulbs of garlic size (with multiple cloves).

i've had thousands of these each year even when i've
been trying to limit them by cutting them off i usually
miss a few here or there (some stalks fall sideways).
every one that is missed can root and form a new plant...


songbird