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Gene GeRue wrote:

> > I've
> > got something in my head telling me that you get better garlic from
> > the little seed cloves than the regular cloves. Is that correct?
>
> No. Do you have those scapes and seed pods forming? If so, then you  
> are seriously early. Of course you are further south, right? What is  
> your zone?


I cut my scapes about ten days ago, Rob.  You want all the plant's 
energy to go into the bulb.. I dice up the scapes and dry them or use 
them in marinades if convenient.

Bev

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