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  • #1

    Garlic "Tendrils"

    Hi Guys,
    There are these "Tendril" like bits growing put of the garlic, can someone enlighten me please

    TIA

    http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...endrils-01.jpg

    http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...endrils-02.jpg

    http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/grapevine/members/notwhatitwasnt-albums-veg-picture46563-garlic-tendrils-03.jpg
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  • #2
    Looks like the flower stalk - means its bolting.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
      Looks like the flower stalk - means its bolting.
      Does that mean it's time to dig it up?

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      • #4
        Don't do anything until one of the garlic growers comes along to advise you!!

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        • #5
          I snap them off and leave them to carry on splitting into cloves.
          Last edited by KittyColdNose; 18-06-2014, 08:43 PM.
          When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it.
          If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
            Don't do anything until one of the garlic growers comes along to advise you!!
            Will do

            Originally posted by KittyColdNose View Post
            I snap them off and leave them to carry on splitting into cloves.
            Thanks Kitty

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            • #7
              Don't throw them away though as the scapes are lovely in stir fries

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Alison View Post
                Don't throw them away though as the scapes are lovely in stir fries
                Never knew that. Live and learn - don'cha love the Vine.

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                • #9
                  They are good grilled with butter or on the barbie


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                  • #10
                    If they are hardneck garlic they are supposed to put up flowers. If it is softneck then it is bolting when it flowers. Hardneck garlic doesn't store for as long as softneck garlic

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                    • #11
                      Yep,scapes also nice in a salad,cut the stem off below the bulb & cook/eat raw the soft green flesh above the bulb

                      I believe you can also very finely chop it & mix into butter to give a mild garlic flavoured butter
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                      • #12
                        Elephant garlic produces them too. Except larger an with a milder flavour, have eaten all mine already


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                        • #13
                          I always understood that once these scapes appeared (i.e. the flower head), you should cut them off so that the plant doesn't direct energy into the flower, but keeps on directing energy into the bulb. Then you wait for the leaves to yellow and die back before harvesting. That's what I've always done and seems to work for me. I only ever grow French rose garlic.

                          As others have said, the scapes are a lovely by-product of garlic. Chop them up and add to stirfrys, or just to a medley of other veg, sweated in a little bit of butter. They are rather reminiscent of a garlic-scented green bean! I've also seen plenty of recipes for scape pesto, although I've never tried making this.

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