Dug the Inferno and learned about bulbils

Whwoz · June 4, 2020

GoDawgs, I would cut off the scapes and leave for a couple of weeks. The plants will shortly start to dry off and as they do, will fill out the bulbs. Ideally harvest with 4 to 6 green leaves left as this will give a good number of skins and a good storage time. You can always pull back the soil and check bulb size. If you have plenty lift one, cut it in half and see if skins are full, if so harvest, if not leave for a week or two.

That Grey Duck site is good.

You may want to have a look for a book called Garlic, written by Penny Woodward. It is very good and while it is Australian focused and times/seasons would need adjusting for your area, it is what I refer to all the time.

June 4, 2020	#16
Whwoz Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 870	GoDawgs, I would cut off the scapes and leave for a couple of weeks. The plants will shortly start to dry off and as they do, will fill out the bulbs. Ideally harvest with 4 to 6 green leaves left as this will give a good number of skins and a good storage time. You can always pull back the soil and check bulb size. If you have plenty lift one, cut it in half and see if skins are full, if so harvest, if not leave for a week or two. That Grey Duck site is good. You may want to have a look for a book called Garlic, written by Penny Woodward. It is very good and while it is Australian focused and times/seasons would need adjusting for your area, it is what I refer to all the time.