Double Scapes?

Father'sDaughter · June 20, 2017

Anyone ever have a garlic plant send up two scapes from one stalk?

I have two plants doing that this year -- or at least trying to. I had to liberate the second scape on one plant in the first picture as it's exit was blocked by the first one. The tip was all accordianed inside the stalk. On the other plant just the two scape tips have made it out. I'm guessing they trapped and I may have to perform a C-section!

pmcgrady · June 20, 2017

Never seen them have two, but I had two that had the scapes not grow out of the stalks and bloomed there, ripping the stalk open.

PureHarvest · June 21, 2017

I guess if you can have double cloves, why not double scapes?
Never seen that, kinda cool

gssgarden · June 21, 2017

Cool! Never saw it either.

Greg

Father'sDaughter · June 21, 2017

I sent an email to the farmer I bought the seedstock from and I heard back that they've never seen it before. I'll have to see what, if anything these two plants produce. If I get healthy heads, I'm definitely going to replant the cloves for next year to see if it happens again.

bower · June 22, 2017

Wow! I thought you meant double scapes from a double clove - as in Spanish Roja tends to have some doubles but the scapes do not come from one stem, so nothing like this.
Very cool, do find out if it is heritable!

pmcgrady · June 24, 2017

Got ya beat... Just left the garlic patch, got 3 scapes on one garlic plant, I'll get a pic of it when I dig it tomorrow.

svalli · June 25, 2017

I wonder if the flower stalk has split in the middle or if the two stalks grow separate from the base. Please update here at the harvest time how the bulbs look.

Sari

pmcgrady · June 25, 2017

I pulled the triple scape today, it's got a bump above the main head. I'll get more pics when it cures.

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June 20, 2017	#1
Father'sDaughter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: MA/NH Border Posts: 4,919	Double Scapes? Anyone ever have a garlic plant send up two scapes from one stalk? I have two plants doing that this year -- or at least trying to. I had to liberate the second scape on one plant in the first picture as it's exit was blocked by the first one. The tip was all accordianed inside the stalk. On the other plant just the two scape tips have made it out. I'm guessing they trapped and I may have to perform a C-section!

June 25, 2017	#8
svalli Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Vaasa, Finland, latitude N 63° Posts: 838	I wonder if the flower stalk has split in the middle or if the two stalks grow separate from the base. Please update here at the harvest time how the bulbs look. Sari __________________ "I only want to live in peace, plant potatoes and dream." - Moomin-troll by Tove Jansson

June 20, 2017	#2
pmcgrady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 1,836	Never seen them have two, but I had two that had the scapes not grow out of the stalks and bloomed there, ripping the stalk open.

June 21, 2017	#3
PureHarvest Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Mid-Atlantic right on the line of Zone 7a and 7b Posts: 1,369	I guess if you can have double cloves, why not double scapes? Never seen that, kinda cool

June 21, 2017	#4
gssgarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: N.C. Posts: 1,827	Cool! Never saw it either. Greg

June 22, 2017	#6
bower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 6,794	Wow! I thought you meant double scapes from a double clove - as in Spanish Roja tends to have some doubles but the scapes do not come from one stem, so nothing like this. Very cool, do find out if it is heritable!

June 24, 2017	#7
pmcgrady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 1,836	Got ya beat... Just left the garlic patch, got 3 scapes on one garlic plant, I'll get a pic of it when I dig it tomorrow.