I planted some cloves of Garlic last summer
from seeds and they went right through the winter.
Now the plants are very big.
When and How do you harvest them?
They are starting to go to seed?
Will they die and dry out in the ground?
If I harvest them all--is there a special
method to intertwining the stalks for a decorative bundle?

If you want to dig garlic in the fall then pinch off the seed heads right
now. If you don't, the bulb below will not develop since it's busy making
seeds up above. You have a choice, bulbs or seeds from each plant. I
usually let a few of my elephant garlic go to seed because I like the way
they look. The ones that I pinch the seeds off of I dig up as full heads of
garlic in the fall when the stem has died and turned brown. I have some to
eat and some to replant each fall.




PAFOXDAD wrote in message
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I planted some cloves of Garlic last summer
from seeds and they went right through the winter.
Now the plants are very big.
When and How do you harvest them?
They are starting to go to seed?
Will they die and dry out in the ground?
If I harvest them all--is there a special
method to intertwining the stalks for a decorative bundle?

On Sat, 07 Jun 2003 17:30:31 GMT, "PAFOXDAD"
wrote:

I planted some cloves of Garlic last summer
from seeds and they went right through the winter.
Now the plants are very big.
When and How do you harvest them?
They are starting to go to seed?
Will they die and dry out in the ground?
If I harvest them all--is there a special
method to intertwining the stalks for a decorative bundle?


They are harvested similar to onions. After the leaves fall and turn
brown, you can dig them up. The leaves are often braided to hang as
decorations. I snip off the flowers as they appear. Mine die to the
ground during the summer heat, then sprout in late January. I have a
row of them planted in front of the roses to ward off the aphids (but
found that it is not so effective for this.)

On Sat, 07 Jun 2003 13:30:31 -0400, PAFOXDAD wrote:

I planted some cloves of Garlic last summer from seeds and they went
right through the winter. Now the plants are very big. When and How do
you harvest them?

Here in N.Y. I plant garlic in the fall and harvest in July when the
foliage dies back. I hang the bulbs in a cool dry spot to dry and in the
fall replant some cloves.


They are starting to go to seed?
Will they die and dry out in the ground? If I harvest them all--is there
a special method to intertwining the stalks for a decorative bundle?


I just throw the stalks out, oh, that ball that grows on the end of the
curly stem? Lop it off early so the bulb will get all the growth.

As for a use of those "seed heads" if you truly love garlic snap them
off (it makes the bulb 30% bigger) and make garlic pesto. Use 6-8
tops, 1/4 cup peanuts, 1/4 cup olive oil, 1/4 cup parmesean cheese mix
in the food processor and enjoy as a cracker topping. My children go
nuts over this late spring treat! I am assumeing that this is
rocambole garlic that folks are growing if there is the seed head.

and makTom Randy wrote in message ...
On Sat, 07 Jun 2003 13:30:31 -0400, PAFOXDAD wrote:

I planted some cloves of Garlic last summer from seeds and they went
right through the winter. Now the plants are very big. When and How do
you harvest them?

Here in N.Y. I plant garlic in the fall and harvest in July when the
foliage dies back. I hang the bulbs in a cool dry spot to dry and in the
fall replant some cloves.


They are starting to go to seed?
Will they die and dry out in the ground? If I harvest them all--is there
a special method to intertwining the stalks for a decorative bundle?


I just throw the stalks out, oh, that ball that grows on the end of the
curly stem? Lop it off early so the bulb will get all the growth.

Quick related question. I have garlic bulbs in my kitchen, and I want to minimize the
sprouting that happens all the time. Any ideas? Should they be sealed in a plastic bag? In
a ??dry?? drawer? Just eat them faster?
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On Mon, 16 Jun 2003 14:41:28 -0400, ~consul wrote:

Quick related question. I have garlic bulbs in my kitchen, and I want to
minimize the sprouting that happens all the time. Any ideas? Should they
be sealed in a plastic bag? In a ??dry?? drawer? Just eat them faster?


Use them faster! I keep mine in a bowl on the counter like you should with
tomatos.

On Mon, 16 Jun 2003 11:41:28 -0700, ~consul
wrote:

Quick related question. I have garlic bulbs in my kitchen, and I want to minimize the
sprouting that happens all the time. Any ideas? Should they be sealed in a plastic bag? In
a ??dry?? drawer? Just eat them faster?

Dry. Light-shielded (in a cupboard). Not refrigerated. Not in a bag.
Eat faster.

I grind mine up . mix with margarine in seperate container and use as i need
it.
"Frogleg" wrote in message
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On Mon, 16 Jun 2003 11:41:28 -0700, ~consul
wrote:

Quick related question. I have garlic bulbs in my kitchen, and I want to
minimize the
sprouting that happens all the time. Any ideas? Should they be sealed in
a plastic bag? In
a ??dry?? drawer? Just eat them faster?

Dry. Light-shielded (in a cupboard). Not refrigerated. Not in a bag.
Eat faster.