If I remember correctly, the larger bulblets are from a purple skin hard garlic, while the three seed clusters are from soft neck garlic. I am going to plant them all.
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| There are a lot of bulblets! |
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| A quick estimate |
I laid the bulblets out in a square that was 8 x 10 inches. Then counted two little two inch squares. An average of 26 per small square times 20 such squares results in a count of 520 bulblets! Each one should make 10 to 12 cloves to replant next year. Then another year out, there could be 50,000 to 60,000 cloves! Well maybe I won't plant them all next year.
So it was over to the park yesterday morning to plant the bulblets in a basically empty cold frame. Yep, we had another hard frost.
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| Bellevue garden, 12/2/11 |
This frame contains the roots of the cardoon plants after the voles chopped off the huge mother plants. New shoots are coming up, so I am going to leave this cold frame in place to see if I can get the cardoon to overwinter. The soil is darker on the left side because that glass panel was off during the recent rains.
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| Garlic bulblets added |
I sprinkled all of the bulblets in the frame. They will certainly be too close to each other should they all come up, but that will be a problem to deal with next spring. If I get the opportunity, I will cover the little bulblets with an inch of compost or leaf mold. And then wish them a pleasant winter slumber in their cozy cold frame.
Sorry about the voles. I'm anxious how the garlic does. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteI have been a member of a CSA for fresh,local, organic veggies for a few years (since I can't grow my own!) Sometimes we get garlic scapes, which I keep in a jar of water in my fridge and eventually they burst open into bulbets. I peel them and eat them just like that, it makes me feel like I am growing something! I never thought about planting them. Granted, I don't have anywhere to plant them, but it is an idea I will tuck into the back of my mind for when I own an apartment with outdoor space. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteGee, what about eating a few, Dad? :) Made beef stew in a pumpkin, but had too much stew. I cut your acorn squash and stuffed them with the extra few.. They are in the freezer for the next time I need a quick meal. I will let you know how that turns out.
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