Thread: Garlic "seeds"
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Old 09-11-2009, 02:51 AM posted to rec.gardens.edible
Darrell Ulm Darrell Ulm is offline
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Default Garlic "seeds"

On Oct 24, 10:30*am, wrote:
On Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:55:44 +0100, geowicz

wrote:

I have a small quantity of Ukrainian garlic which has produced "seed
heads" (small miniature cloves) about 1/4" in diameter. If I planted
these would they produced proper garlic next year or am I wasting my
time.


These "small miniature cloves" (called bulbils) will produce "proper"
garlic but it will take at least two years.
The bulbils look and taste just like miniature garlic cloves. When
planted they will form a `round' or single clove bulb in their first
year. When these 'rounds' are replanted the following year, they will
develop into normal, although possibly smaller, segmented bulbs which
can be harvested in the normal way.

Ross.


This clears this up. We have garlic everywhere but most are the single
small bulbs. I assume the multi-bulbs require more space? How does one
grow the large variety?

Darrell Ulm