Property News · July 20, 2016

Ask Alys Fowler: my garlic hasn't separated into cloves


Alys Fowler has the answerI planted ‘Therador’ garlic last December. I’ve taken one up and found it hasn’t separated into cloves. I’m worried they’ll all be like that and won’t store. Is this likely and what’s the cause?Wait a bit longer. What you’ve pulled up sounds like some very healthy green or “wet” garlic, when the whole bulb is like an onion. I bet clove initiation has happened, but the papery skin between each one hasn’t hardened yet; this happens in the last few weeks of ripening. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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