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  • some of my Garlic has flower heads forming

    Hi all
    Is it normal for garlic to form flower heads? they are an IOW type and also a couple of elephant garlic are doing the same. They were planted last November and are about a foot or so high, some leaves are starting to yellow as normal, but have never known them to form flower heads before Probably just due to the weird weather?

  • #2
    Most of the onion family will go to seed when they get a little dried out, it triggers a response to send a seed head up. Whenever my onions do this I simply cut/pull the flower head off to stop the plant putting all its effort into the head as opposed to the bulb.
    I'm only here cos I got on the wrong bus.

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    • #3
      Okay, will do that. Thanks Mikey.

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      • #4
        If you cut the heads off whilst in bud, fry them in butter & enjoy. They are called Scapes & taste of mild garlic - yummy!

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        • #5
          if you notice from the shop bought garlic, there is the stump of a stalk. That is the stalk of the flower head so garlic is expected to throw a flower head from the original clove

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          • #6
            Right. Will be snipping and watering later on.

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            • #7
              Hardneck garlic is supposed to throw up a flower head (this is known as a scape). Just cut the flower head off as soon as you notice it.

              As Flowerpot says, you can fry them in butter or oil or add to a salad.

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