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My elephant garlic appear to have developed 'flower heads'? Like you get on onions, what should I do with them?
The photo is also wrong way round, sorry!
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My elephant garlic appear to have developed 'flower heads'? Like you get on onions, what should I do with them?
The photo is also wrong way round, sorry!DottyR -
I suppose you could eat them? I don't think they'll grow much more, and may not store very well.Originally posted by Dorothy rouse View PostHussar! -
Just chop them off! Some people think they make no difference to the bulb if you leave them on until they get a little bigger and use as scapes.Though I just cut mine off as soon as I see them.Comment
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Flowering doesn't affect the keeping quality - nothing to worry about
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Are they Scapes? from Elephant Garlic?
I do not know.
We need a Garlic expert
Last edited by fishpond; 12-05-2014, 06:48 PM.Feed the soil, not the plants.
(helps if you have cluckies)
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Isn't Elephant garlic really a type of leek?Hussar!Comment
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Yes they are scapes but IMO if you leave them to grow they will put more energy into the flower rather than the bulb although other gardeners have a different opinion!.Originally posted by fishpond View PostComment
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I've just had to google scapes! The image is just what they look like, learn something every day don't ya.DottyRComment
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Is it? Dunno, I thought it was garlic.Originally posted by Richard Eldritch View PostDottyRComment
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I would be happy if mine grew...normal garlic no issue, elephant garlic, well in my case they must be pigmy elephants...any ideas?
Sorry to muscle in on your thread DRComment
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Eat them, they are lovely brushed with olive oil and grilled or sautéed in butter or in a cheese sauce with leeks.i'm told they take goodness from the bulb if left to flower but I can't resist eating them except for a couple I leave just for the fabulous flowers.
I stopped growing ordinary garlic 2 years ago as I find the elephant garlic easier to grow and prepare as well as having a milder flavour. Have about 100 growing at the moment!
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remember.........only the dead fish go with the flow
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I tend to take them off as thought they took energy from the bulb forming.i like elephant garlic because it looks fab at the local village show. It is a type of leek thoughGardening forever, housework whenever!Comment
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I only have two!! They are looking after the normal garlic! I didn't know they were leeks! Why are they called garlic? I was expecting VERY large garlic gloves, daft woman!DottyRComment
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Nah, but it may come up wearing a scarf...............Originally posted by Dorothy rouse View Post
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Originally posted by Dorothy rouse View Post
Onions, leeks, garlic - all the same family .
Flat leaves = garlic or leeks, round, hollow leaves = onions.Comment
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