Garlic problem(?)

[Tomatoe]

Morning all, any garlic experts know whats happening to my plants? Any advice what I should do?

I have no idea what variety they are.

[Alison]

Never had mine do that but it does look like it's in a very small pot - only looks about 3" diameter although obviously scales can be deceptive on photos.

[Sharpy]

I`m no expert, but it looks like a clove has sprouted within the bulb. Kind of growing within itself.

Or maybe you planted two cloves in the pot one on top of the other ?

[Tomatoe]

Never had mine do that but it does look like it's in a very small pot - only looks about 3" diameter although obviously scales can be deceptive on photos.

They are Morrisons flower buckets, unsure what size they are, definitely bigger than 3"

I`m no expert, but it looks like a clove has sprouted within the bulb. Kind of growing within itself.

Or maybe you planted two cloves in the pot one on top of the other ?

Single clove in each, ive never seen anything like it before!

Not sure if I should pull one to see whats happening underground

[Penellype]

I've seen something vaguely similar with leeks, but after they have flowered. They produce a 2nd shoot inside the first, which sometimes gets too cramped and bursts out of the side of the plant. This doesn't matter with leeks as you can eat the shoot, but i've no idea what it would do to the garlic. I'd be having a poke about to see if I could work out what is happening to the bulb.

[Guest]

It is unlikely it will give a bulb at the end of the season. You can leave it and have green garlic as it will just be small separate cloves. It looks like it is trying to flower as well. Are these old bulbs/ self saved?

[rosiepumpkin]

Possiblt leek miner as it looks like what happened to my leeks last year and they're both alliums.

[Scarlet]

I think chilli grower had something similar happen to him last year. Wonder if it's the variety?
http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ing_79503.html

[astraman1]

not sure in the first pic the second is called the scape pinch it out so it puts more effort in to growing the bulb smells like garlic and peppers

maybe it was trying to grow the scape but it was blocked and exploded the stem

[jackarmy]

No idea

About the garlic
but if the flower buckets are the same size as lidl, they are generally just under 10 litre although they do vary in size slightly.

[Tomatoe]

Well I pulled it up and it had a decent size bulb underneath. The shoots that had burst out from the side were all coming off the center stem and not the cloves underneath.

My first attempt at garlic so wasn't sure if it was normal! I'm keeping an eye on my remaining ones and ill be sure to snip off the scape when it comes through!

[muddled]

Use the scapes to make the best garlic pesto.....just blitz with oil, parmesan, toasted pinenuts and herbs (I put anchovies in mine too) I let the scapes grow quite long just to make it.

Could that bulb have dried and then got drenched?
I know it's unlikely just to have happened to one....but I had a whole row look like your one the other year when drought was followed by deluge on clay soil.
The garlic tasted fine but was no good for drying...I made an 'umami' style paste and a few jars of persian pickled garlic with them instead.