In article , Lee BARRASS
urg@[nospam] writes
I planted a couple of bought garlic plants this year, and unfortunately they
didn't do very well.

However, a strange flower grew at the tip, and when I broke it open it
seemed to be a large number of mini garlic cloves. What are these?

Sounds more like a tree onion, which does exactly as you describe. You
can use these mini onions, or. left alone, they will produce new plants.

Can I plane standard cloves of garlic as bought at a market in France or
must I use ones from the garden centre?

Thanks,


Lee.



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