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RE: Growing garlic for the first time - Can the Man - 30-05-2021
Just an update on my indoor garlic, question for those experienced growers, are they going to seed ?m see the top that is pointed like an onion or leek going to seed
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RE: Growing garlic for the first time - Jimny14 - 30-05-2021
It's a scape, you're all good. Once it's curled round and is pointing vertical again (according to a book I read once although I've taken them out earlier no problem) take them out as close to the leaves as you can. Chop em up n eat them, I like adding them to stir fries, you can make them in to a kind of pesto, lots of uses.
Also once removed leave the garlic bulb to develop further until you notice the lowest few leaves are dying off then lift them and move to somewhere airy and warm to dry.
RE: Growing garlic for the first time - Can the Man - 30-05-2021
(30-05-2021, 10:57 PM)Jimny14 Wrote: It's a scape, you're all good. Once it's curled round and is pointing vertical again (according to a book I read once although I've taken them out earlier no problem) take them out as close to the leaves as you can. Chop em up n eat them, I like adding them to stir fries, you can make them in to a kind of pesto, lots of uses.Thanks Jimmy but I’m confused are you saying leave them as they are now ?
Also once removed leave the garlic bulb to develop further until you notice the lowest few leaves are dying off then lift them and move to somewhere airy and warm to dry.
RE: Growing garlic for the first time - Jimny14 - 31-05-2021
You can leave em a bit longer until they form a circle or remove em now. I've done both and haven't noticed any difference.
RE: Growing garlic for the first time - Proserpina - 31-05-2021
Ooh, garlic - there's something I can sow after an Autumn move
These are looking good!
RE: Growing garlic for the first time - Broadway - 31-05-2021
(31-05-2021, 11:37 AM)Proserpina Wrote: Ooh, garlic - there's something I can sow after an Autumn moveOnions and Broadbeans as well Proserpina although I think they catch up if you wait till spring?
RE: Growing garlic for the first time - Mark_Riga - 31-05-2021
If you do grow garlic or autumn onions, keep an eye out from beginning of May onwards for any signs of white rot. Hopefully wont be a problem.
RE: Growing garlic for the first time - Can the Man - 02-06-2021
i dug a bulb to see what it’s like, have a look. Going to let it dry before I try split it. [attachment=3055][attachment=3056]
RE: Growing garlic for the first time - Can the Man - 02-06-2021
(30-05-2021, 10:57 PM)Jimny14 Wrote: It's a scape, you're all good. Once it's curled round and is pointing vertical again (according to a book I read once although I've taken them out earlier no problem) take them out as close to the leaves as you can. Chop em up n eat them, I like adding them to stir fries, you can make them in to a kind of pesto, lots of uses.Thanks Jimmy, I found this article online https://www.thegarlicfarm.co.uk/growing/blog/garlic-scapes-what-they-are-and-how-to-cook-them
Also once removed leave the garlic bulb to develop further until you notice the lowest few leaves are dying off then lift them and move to somewhere airy and warm to dry.
RE: Growing garlic for the first time - Can the Man - 05-06-2021
I harvested a number of garlics and I’m impressed, I left the smaller ones in the ground to see if they will get bigger. A number of them had extra bulbs attached to the main bulb.
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