Teeny tiny garlic :(

[Rocketron]

Isn't it only hard-necked types that have scapes ?

[jacob]

I thought I'd planted a mixture of soft and hardneck, but they've almost all flowered now. Nice as they were, I'd rather they hadn't.

Anyhow, opinions on whether I should water them vigourously, sparingly, or not at all?!

[COMPOST CORNER]

If you have a single bulb that has not divided save them and put them back in in Sept/Oct they will grow on and make a decent bulb next year.

Another question. If I lift a few of my garlic, or furtle around and check them, and they haven't split, can I just leave them in the ground to overwinter or should they be lifted for a few weeks?

[gojiberry]

My garlic did their normal trick and got serious rust on them. I previous years I have lifted them once the rust has a firm hold and have never had a good crop. One of the reasons I have lifted in the past was to stop the rust spreading to other peoples plots. However this year I thought I would just leave the garlic till the tops are completely died down regardless of the rust. They are still growing away although they aren't a pretty sight. However I did lift one yesterday and it is huge compared to previous years, so I think I have a really good harvest. Some was planted in Oct some in Feb both are doing about the same.

Ian

[tamsin]

I just wanted to sympathise. These are my biggest garlic, the rest are marble sized

Will they not just flower if replanted because it's year two?

[Iamhanuman]

can you eat green garlic - just harvested

[bramble]

Yes you can, so enjoy.

I have none this year as I forgot to plant some until too late.

[Iamhanuman]

thanks Bramble
i went ahead and roasted some well my dear lovely wife did and it went lovely with our harvested today Edzell Blue tatties

[SarzWix]

The OH lifted about 2 thirds of our garlic yesterday, they were all turning brown and falling over. One batch is huge, the cloves are massive too. The other batch is tiny.
The difference between the 2 batches is that the huge ones were planted in a fairly clay-y bed, the tiny ones were planted in my old carrot bed - compost/sand/topsoil mix. I still have a batch in the old carrot bed, the leaves haven't died off yet so still growing. They are going to be watered copiously for the next couple of weeks in the hopes of getting bigger bulbs!

[Iamhanuman]

hey thanks for the bday greetings the other day SarsWix!!!!!

[fireblade]

i planted my garlic in february - and they are bulking up nicely...

pulled one at the weekend, and it was separated into cloves inside, but not quite as strong as i'd have expected... but nevertheless, went lovely into a spag bol and some homemade garlic bread

anyway, some of my larger bulbs, the scapes have split open and it looks like there is another head of garlic growing... what is this? and what does it mean?

[FoxHillGardener]

I just wanted to sympathise. These are my biggest garlic, the rest are marble sized...

That's what mine look like too. My second year of micro garlic

...Will they not just flower if replanted because it's year two?

Good question. Though I suppose we've nothing to lose by trying it. I might just bung it in round the rose bushes rather than give them space in the veg plot. I shall try again with some more bought cloves there. Maybe one day we'll get decent sixed bulbs