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    If you have it hanging up to dry that is. I put mine in the greenhouse this year because it was too damp in the shed [tumble drier, not mine], and when I checked it today, it had little holes drilled into the bulbs and maggots happily chomping away.
    I'd just about consoled myself that although it wasn't as good a harvest as last years, there were still a few fair sized bulbs in there. Well, not any more.

    Tonight I shall mostly be pickling odd garlic cloves that I managed to save.

  • #2
    Yuck! The maggots of what? Just ordinary flies?

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    • #3
      googling reveals it's probably an onion maggot, so just in case you don't know, they definitely fly above 5 foot.

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      • #4
        Runs out immediately to check onions/garlic hanging in shed!
        AKA Angie

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        • #5
          I'd better check mine, they're in a tray in the blowaway. I've plaited some already that are hanging in my daughter's kitchen, hope the others are safe!
          Granny on the Game in Sheffield

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          • #6
            They were more likely to have been there developing when you harvested them.
            History teaches us that history teaches us nothing. - Hegel

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            • #7
              There weren't any holes in the bulbs when I harvested

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              • #8
                Thanks for the tip, Taff.

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                • #9
                  Yuuuk...I better go and look at mi garlic, shallots and onions that I have hanging out to dry, thank's so much for the heads up Taff.

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