Kay wrote:

Or has Lamarckism come back into favour since I
was last on the fringes of evolutionary study?

And if you cut off the scapes every year, the garlic will produce shorter
and eventually no scapes at all?

Seriously, garlic does somehow have a "memory," in that many growers know
that a variety new to their location will adapt and do better (sometimes)
in several seasons. I know that's impossible, which proves that I don't
know everything...


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