Finally got the scapes!

So far only appeared on the elephant garlic for me - but cant be far off.

Yum Yum !

 

I had some of mine yesterday, delish!

 

Only noticed a few starting to appear yesterday.

 

I have been looking for scapes too, so far in vain yet my garlic leaves look like they are starting to yellow. The variety is "Cristo" and gone round with a finger to guesstimate size and they are bigger than a golf ball.

 

Cristo is a softneck garlic so wont produce scapes.

 

No I think not as well, hope my other garlic unknown variety does produce scapes, although I don`t think it will.

 

What were the bulbs of the other type like - did they have a central stem inside 6 - 12 plump cloves (hardneck), or no stem with a greater number of cloves getting progressing smaller/thinner towards the centre (softneck)?

 

Don't worry, there's an ointment you can get for it these days

 

I cannot recall, I think they were some of last years harvest and they were a mixed bunch at best.

 

My Christo is now over 3 foot high (38" to highest leaf tips) and is still growing strong.



I cut the scapes from my Music garlic a couple of days ago (on the left) and also removed the (inedible) flower stalks from my Elephant Garlic.




P.S. That is Wickes 'original MPC - my last bag!

 

When did you plant your Cristo Scrungee, mine went in sometime November.

 

November.