In message , Bob Hobden
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"Christina Websell" wrote...
My aunt has an Indian gardener. She invited me to dig up some garlic he'd
planted, as she thought she had far too much.
I dug up 4. I was expecting it to be in cloves but it isn't. It's like a
small onion.
Should I cut in quarters, squash it in my garlic press, freeze it in ice
cubes trays or what?

That is a sign it didn't get it's cold spell it needs to clove up, so did he
plant it this spring? Should be planted September or early October.
Any of those is OK, whatever way you will use it.

On this subject, for the first time I tried Garlic Blanak this year
(planted last Nov.). I usually have good success with garlic. They grew
beautifully until about a week ago when they all started bolting with
very strange curly piggy tails with the bud on the end. Attractive and
unusual but unplanned. I broke off the flower buds and deposited them in
the compost heap. However, I have now read in a BBC GW blog that the
flowers should be left on until the whole plant dies back after which
they should be lifted (late August). I don't recall ever doing this
before. Any guidance or suggestions would be welcome.

TIA.
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