please help me....my garlic isn't growing
urbanminimalist
11 years ago
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Help me please---my garlic has bulbs on top, and what are scape??
Comments (6)AJ, the bulby things you see are part of the scapes. A scape is a growth that would be a flower stalk on a flowering plant. It's a round, solid stem (unlike the flat leaves) that comes up the center of the plant. Near the top is a bulbous pocket called a spathe. Within the spath will form bulbils; little round seed-like mini-bulbs that are clones of the parent. The scapes start out growing straight, then curl (how many times, and to what degree depends on the variety) and then straighten out again. Most people trim the scapes for two reasons. First, they're a culinary treat in their own right. And second, you will get marginally larger bulbs, because all the plant's energy goes into bulb growth instead of scape growth. Ideal time to harvest them is when they start to curl, but before they straighten out. Bulb maturation comes rought a month after scapes appear. You can tell by watching the leaves. They'll start to change color and dry out, from the bottom upwards. When 1/2 to 2/3 of the leaves have done so it's time to lift the garlic and cure it....See MoreGrowing Garlic--Please help
Comments (4)when you dig your in the summer to dry, knock off the dirt, and put them in a dry place with some air circulation. i tie mine in bundles of about 10 on each end of some twine and put them over rafters in the barn. a garage, shed, or any place else thats dry will work. you can also lay them on screens. do not dry them in the sun. hard neck garlic takes at least 2 weeks to dry depending on conditions. artichoke garlic, or other varieties that have numerous cloves may take longer to dry. once they are dry, cut the stems back to about an inch from the bulb, trim the roots, and clean them up a bit. look at each bulb for any visible signs of injury, disease or split bulb wrappers. separate those bulbs out and use them first. they won't keep as long. use your biggest bulbs or cloves for replanting in the fall. they don't require any other special treatment. you want to plant healthy looking cloves from healthy bulbs. the bulbs you plan on eating, you can keep just about anywhere thats dry, and not too hot or too cold. nothing fancy required. keith...See Moreneed help explaining why this recipe isn't safe
Comments (8)The Colorado State Extension document on pickled peppers (revised 3/08 so quite recent) does have a recipe for pickled peppers in oil which uses vinegar, not lemon juice, at a ratio of 5 cups of vinegar to 1 of water and 3/4 cup of oil. So there is a safe-tested recipe available for Hot Peppers Marinated in Oil which uses vinegar. Having made peppers marinated in oil I wouldn't do it again. It's very messy (requiring even more care than usual to assure there's no oil under the seal) calls for a longer processing time (which affects texture) and doesn't hold up on the shelf as long (oil can turn rancid). Just my 2 cents, but if I want oil in the marinade, I'll pour off the pickling solution after opening the jar and add some. I would not be sure the original recipe as posted is unsafe, though the processing time is short. It's either untested or perhaps tested but from a reputable source we don't recognize. The whole issue is we don't know one way or the other, especially without attribution. Carol Here is a link that might be useful: Making Pickled Peppers at Home...See MoreWhy isn't my windmill growing???
Comments (9)Thank you all for your ideas and thoughts. I agree, I have been letting it get too cold over the winter, definitely pushing it to its limits, and I should keep it warmer. Even if the cold isn't the problem, extra protection won't hurt. I think maybe I'll add more lights for more heat, maybe wrap them in a spiral on the ground, and wrap the trunk in burlap to hold the heat against the trunk. Last year, I just had 2 floodlights pointed at the ground along with covering the whole thing with a large plastic furniture bag. But on the coldest night last winter, I wasn't home to turn the floodlights on and I think that's what caused the defoliation. I think we got down to about zero degrees F. This winter I'll have to be a little less careless and a little more proactive....See Moreelisa_z5
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