On Fri, 08 Aug 2003 14:03:39 -0400, Gary Woods wrote:

Store-bought garlic is dicey, because you don't know the variety and where
it does best. Some people do fine with it; I stick with known varieties.
Like quality seed, it's cheap compared to the work of growing it.

Garlic in stores is often treated with a growth-inhibitor --
maleic anhydride, iirc -- to keep it from sprouting.

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Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada