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> Lately, I noticed that the tips of the older leaves are yellowing and
> then going brown at the tips. I've not fertilized heavily or anything.
> Is that normal aging?


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It can mean low fertility, low nitrogen, but on the other hand it can mean 
nothing.....


> 
> >Also, when the garlic blooms and then you get the little baby cloves
> on the flower, is it best to plant those in the fall or cloves. 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?

.... except if it is sending up seed stalks.  Then it means the plants are 
stressed and they are throwing in the towel early, going for broke as it 
were.  
I'm just a bit south of you and my green garlic patches already have 1 1/2" 
bulbs on them (which for green garlic I DON"T want) so I'm leaving most of 
them 
alone for bulbs in the fall and planting more for green garlic.

Here, as I say, insignificantly south of you, I rarely have scapes before 
August.  When (and if) I do, I cut them off the length of a quart mason jar, 
fill 
the jar neatly with them, and pickle them.  Great winter snack.

If your garlic bids fair to tank, consider doing this:  plant some more, and 
in a few weeks some more and then some more after that.  When it is up as 
tall 
is it is likely to get, or even half so tall, pull it, chop it up stalk 
leaves and all and dehydrate it.  It won't sub for roasted garlic in the 
winter, 
but it will sub for almost all other uses of garlic.
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