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Connecticut

How do you know when to pick a garlic ? I have some I planted last fall

6/8/2012 6:00:46 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

When the necks start to brown and the leaves start to wilt.

6/8/2012 7:04:15 PM

Ontario

If you are growing hardneck variety, this is the time of year we remove the scapes, or the the reproductive part of the garlic that produces the seed head. Once the scape is removed close to the top leaf, the plant puts it energy to the bulb, so we achieve bigger bulbs. Every leaf represents a skin on the bulb of garlic with the top leaf of the plant being closest to the cloves, and the bottom leaf being the one on the outside of the bulb. As the bulb grows it naturally outgrows these protective skins, thus killing the leaves from the bottom up. When the plant has 5 green leaves counting from the top down, it is time to harvest. I dig up the plants and pull the sixth and sometimes the fifth leaf down the plant to leave a nice white bulb of garlic with at least 4 or 5 skins on. Good Luck

6/9/2012 9:26:18 AM

Maine

I just cut a bunch of scapes off. Going to pickle them later today.

6/9/2012 9:42:18 AM

Connecticut

I have no idea what kind I have. A few segments (cloves) were left in the fridge and started to grow So I separated them and planted'em. They are from the super market.

6/9/2012 10:44:11 AM

Hamilton Nj

i got to cut my scapes this week,boy do they got some flavor,never pickled them,do u pickle them same as pickles???

or do u have a special recipe, hope to pick my hardnecks by 4th july thee twice the size of last year about 24-28 inches and growing!! pizza

6/11/2012 9:30:59 PM