Garlic "seeds"

[geowicz]

I have a small quantity of Ukrainian garlic which has produced "seed
heads" (small miniature cloves) about 1/4" in diameter. If I planted
these would they produced proper garlic next year or am I wasting my
time.

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geowicz

[rossr...@forteinc.com]

These "small miniature cloves" (called bulbils) will produce "proper"
garlic but it will take at least two years.
The bulbils look and taste just like miniature garlic cloves. When
planted they will form a `round' or single clove bulb in their first
year. When these 'rounds' are replanted the following year, they will
develop into normal, although possibly smaller, segmented bulbs which
can be harvested in the normal way.

Ross.

[Darrell Ulm]

On Oct 24, 10:30 am, rossr35...@forteinc.com wrote:
> On Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:55:44 +0100, geowicz
>

This clears this up. We have garlic everywhere but most are the single
small bulbs. I assume the multi-bulbs require more space? How does one
grow the large variety?

Darrell Ulm

[Gary Woods]

Darrell Ulm <darre...@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>This clears this up. We have garlic everywhere but most are the single
>small bulbs. I assume the multi-bulbs require more space? How does one
>grow the large variety?

Shameless self-promotion: My personal web page, in the .sig below, has the
basics.
Garlic is a heavy feeder and a lousy competitor, so give it your best soil,
richest compost, and even if everything else goes to wrack and ruin, keep
it well weeded, and if it's dry, watered.
I grow mine in a 4' wide bed 6 inches each way (8 inches for a couple of
large varieties).

Hope this helps,

Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G

[MackW]

Gary Woods;868985 Wrote:
> Darrell Ulm darre...@gmail.com wrote:
> -

>
> This clears this up. We have garlic everywhere but most are the single
> small bulbs. I assume the multi-bulbs require more space? How does one

> grow the large variety?-

>
> Garlic is a heavy feeder and a lousy competitor, so give it your best
> soil,
> richest compost, and even if everything else goes to wrack and ruin,
> keep
> it well weeded, and if it's dry, watered.
> I grow mine in a 4' wide bed 6 inches each way (8 inches for a couple
> of
> large varieties).
>
> Hope this helps,
>
>
> Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at
> home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
> Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G

I have found garlic to be a hearty plant. It works a an excellent
insect repellent. I planted garlic cloves from the grocery store all
around some young hibiscus plants that were attached with aphids. A
friend informed me that insects do not like garlic it appears to have
solved the insect problem with the hibiscus plants. So now I have
healthy hibiscus plants and a crop of garlic on the way.

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MackW