curly-Qs on my garlic plants
 

Hi All,

My three hold over garlic plants from last year,
on their center spires have a curly-Q. And what looks
like the start of a flower pointing downward.

Is this normal?

Also, somewhere I heard to bend and tie the
flowers over to send the energy down to the
bulb. Anything to that?

-T

curly-Qs on my garlic plants
 

On Sat, 31 May 2014 18:22:37 -0700, Todd wrote:

Hi All,

My three hold over garlic plants from last year,
on their center spires have a curly-Q. And what looks
like the start of a flower pointing downward.

Is this normal?

Also, somewhere I heard to bend and tie the
flowers over to send the energy down to the
bulb. Anything to that?

-T

They are called "scapes," and are quite delicious. We look forward to
them each spring.

Boron

curly-Qs on my garlic plants
 

On 5/31/2014 6:22 PM, Todd wrote:
Hi All,

My three hold over garlic plants from last year,
on their center spires have a curly-Q. And what looks
like the start of a flower pointing downward.

Is this normal?

Also, somewhere I heard to bend and tie the
flowers over to send the energy down to the
bulb. Anything to that?

-T


To "send energy down to the bulb" -- actually, to improve the bulb's
vigor -- cut off the flowers.

--
David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean, see
http://www.rossde.com/garden/climate.html
Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary