On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 00:05:01 -0400, Gary Woods
wrote:

Herb Berful wrote:

I have planted garlic probably 3 times but I've seen these curly
stems.

Scapes on hardneck garlic? "Flower" bud on the end? If so, cut them off
to put more energy into the bulb. If they haven't gotten too tough,
stir-fry them.


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at www.albany.net/~gwoods
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G

Yes, a couple of the species were hardnecks.

Cut the entire ~3" bulbous section on the top?

Why would the bulb be too tough?

Thanks!

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