Garlic
I planted a couple of bought garlic plants this year, and unfortunately they
didn't do very well. However, a strange flower grew at the tip, and when I broke it open it seemed to be a large number of mini garlic cloves. What are these? Can I plane standard cloves of garlic as bought at a market in France or must I use ones from the garden centre? Thanks, Lee. |
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"Lee BARRASS" wrote:
However, a strange flower grew at the tip, and when I broke it open it seemed to be a large number of mini garlic cloves. What are these? Looks like you have a "hardneck" type garlic... these produce bulbils that can, indeed be planted in the fall, but it will take a couple of seasons to produce full-sized bulbs. Too late now, but these should be cut off when they appear to put all the energy into the bulb. Store-bought garlic is dicey, because you don't know the variety and where it does best. Some people do fine with it; I stick with known varieties. Like quality seed, it's cheap compared to the work of growing it. Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at www.albany.net/~gwoods Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1200' elevation. NY WO G |
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On Fri, 08 Aug 2003 14:03:39 -0400, Gary Woods wrote:
Store-bought garlic is dicey, because you don't know the variety and where it does best. Some people do fine with it; I stick with known varieties. Like quality seed, it's cheap compared to the work of growing it. Garlic in stores is often treated with a growth-inhibitor -- maleic anhydride, iirc -- to keep it from sprouting. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
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In article , Lee BARRASS
urg@[nospam] writes I planted a couple of bought garlic plants this year, and unfortunately they didn't do very well. However, a strange flower grew at the tip, and when I broke it open it seemed to be a large number of mini garlic cloves. What are these? Sounds more like a tree onion, which does exactly as you describe. You can use these mini onions, or. left alone, they will produce new plants. Can I plane standard cloves of garlic as bought at a market in France or must I use ones from the garden centre? Thanks, Lee. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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In article , Kay Easton
writes In article , Lee BARRASS urg@[nospam] writes I planted a couple of bought garlic plants this year, and unfortunately they didn't do very well. However, a strange flower grew at the tip, and when I broke it open it seemed to be a large number of mini garlic cloves. What are these? Sounds more like a tree onion, which does exactly as you describe. You can use these mini onions, or. left alone, they will produce new plants. Can I plane standard cloves of garlic as bought at a market in France or must I use ones from the garden centre? Thanks, Lee. The onions are unbearably hot. The leaves are excellent. -- John Lloyd, West Midlands, UK |
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(Rodger Whitlock) wrote in
: On Fri, 08 Aug 2003 14:03:39 -0400, Gary Woods wrote: Store-bought garlic is dicey, because you don't know the variety and where it does best. Some people do fine with it; I stick with known varieties. Like quality seed, it's cheap compared to the work of growing it. Garlic in stores is often treated with a growth-inhibitor -- maleic anhydride, iirc -- to keep it from sprouting. I don't think it is over here so much, Roger. I'm always finding sprouting half-cloves that I've forgotten about in the cupboard or the veg tray in the fridge. I usually chop the sprouting leaves and use them as well as the cloves, but last year I planted a few odds and ends, and they grew OK. (If I'd been going for a real crop I'd probably have bought 'proper' bulbs, but I was just experimenting.) Victoria -- gardening on a north-facing hill in South-East Cornwall -- |
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On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 15:05:13 +0100, Victoria Clare
wrote: (If I'd been going for a real crop I'd probably have bought 'proper' bulbs, but I was just experimenting.) I've grown garlic successfully for years and have not bought bulbs from seed merchants for many years. In fact I think I started originally with a supermarket bulb and one brought back from Spain by a friend. I just save some from year to year. I heard on the radio today that English grown garlic is so successful that Sainsburys are selling it in favour of Spanish/French grown bulbs. Pam in Bristol |
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