Snake Garlic (Allium sativum) http://uibai.notlong.com/ 17 April 2008 Snake Garlic (Allium sativum) Planted in October 2007, and all 54 plants are doing well.
Hi Durgan, I planted a bed of garlic last year which I believed had died before producing bulbs. Looking out across my garden I can see the entire bed is now full of young garlic haha. I guess that the bulbs must have survived and now I have 2-4 plants coming from the same spot where I had planted a single clove the year before. Now to my question. Is it best to somehow thin out the garlic so that they're not so crowded or should I leave them be?
The clump will not produce cloves of any useful size. Basically all you have is what is similiar to a clump of chives. These can be eaten during the summer, and are still pleasant. One single clove planted in the Fall produces a beautiful bulb ready for harvest about 1 July in my Zone 5. Browse this thread if you are serious about garlic growing in the home garden. http://thahko.notlong.com
http://vohzee.notlong.com/ 9 May 2008 Indicating Growth http://aiyil.notlong.com/ 1 June 2008 Hard Neck Snake Garlic (Allium sativum) Plants are slightly over three feet tall, and very healthy.
http://nisho.notlong.com 14 June 2008 Garlic producing scapes (seed trunk). These will be cut off before they straighten out in two or three days, and used in a stir fry. Apparently the garlic cloves get slightly larger when the scapes are removed.
http://vaeyu.notlong.com 17 June 2008 Garlic scapes removed. These will be used in a stir fry. They are an expensive luxury item.
