How to harvest garlic bulbils
obrionusa
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Letting Marginal Garlic Go to Bulbils?
Comments (5)Hmmm - I had the same problem you had with probably the exact same source in Washington but with 4 varieties - German Brown, Tzan, Romanian Red and White Iowa. I had them in right next to my old standby's Metichi and Siberian and of the new ones, I had around 80% winter kill and the rest are anemic growers at best. First time in 10 years from this source that things just didn't turn out as planned so I'm doing exactly the same as you are - growing the remaining ones out for bulbils and going for the 2 year replenishment cycle. Last time I did this, I replanted the bulbils in fall on 2 inch centers and got nice rounds for the next year's planting along with enough extra rounds to use like standard cloves for cooking. I've tried planting the largest cloves off of smallish bulbs before but I haven't had a lot of success that way....See MoreAre Garlic Bulbils Edible?
Comments (8)Bloosquall: Glad to get the scrambled egg idea. I might even be able to cook that without involving the wife. I'll look forward to seeing the pictures. That would help me identify the type of garlic we have. I participate in a couple wood turning forums and we easily post pictures several ways, but after a quick glance around this forum it's not obvious that you can post them here. As for the Tennessee humor, we can read pretty fast (if the words are small); we just speak slowly. Actually I've spent a lot of time living elsewhere (NJ/NY, AZ, VA, KY) so I'm really "multi-accented". I spent my formative teenage years in the Navy. That does something to one's accent and vocabulary....See MoreGarlic Bulbils
Comments (3)I am planning on planting them this fall and using them as spring greens, getting kind of a perennial patch going, hoping to bridge that garlic free summer gap a little. I think they could go as a saleable crop, like green onions....See MoreGarlic Bulbil Growing (Spring 2015)
Comments (64)MrChip, nice video... I am following in your footsteps this year myself, so it is good to know what to expect. I haven't had much luck so far trying to grow bulbils in the ground when Fall planted (too much winter kill) so starting them indoors seems to be the best option. I will be using a 6-bulb T8 High-bay fixture as the light source; I had great results when growing onion seedlings from that set up. My main reason for growing bulbils is not for multiplication, but to (hopefully) leave behind some of the soil-borne diseases which, over time, decrease bulb size. Artichoke varieties are particularly hard to "clean up", since they do not send up scapes. Last year was unusual, however, in that most of my artichoke varieties formed stem bulbils... I'm taking advantage of that, and attempting to grow them for fresh stock. Redsun, you seem to have mastered bulbil culture. I hope to replicate your results for hardneck varieties in future years, again as a way to prevent the gradual accumulation of soil-borne diseases. I planted bulbils from several hardnecks last Fall, so it remains to be seen if they will survive... there is cause for optimism, since some of the bulbils I planted were from volunteers, in the field where I have been tossing over-developed scapes over the years....See Morewcthomas
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