question: organic broccoli & garlic

[Alan Silverstein]

> ... garlic is biennial... the second year ... it exhausts the energy
> stored in the head of cloves to grow more and flower.

I find that the clovelets formed in the flower are delicious. Just as
they're opening up, I cut off the flower heads and let them dry. Then I
crumble the heads to get out the little purple clovelets, each about
1/8" long. A little cleverness separates them from the chaff. After
they're completely dry, they go in a jar in the fridge, ready for use
when cooking, in salad dressings, etc.

Here in Colorado I've found the garlic to be very reliable about
producing flowers and clovelets. I wonder why they're not commercially
available in the supermarket? They'd be easy to mechanically clean and
pack, and they're easier to use than cloves.

Alan Silverstein