Garlic starting to flower

Hello, with all the warm weather some of my garlic is starting to flower and the leaves are browning. Should I harvest those ones now? Is garlic better or worse for flowering?

I wasn't expecting to harvest until August!

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Permalink Reply by Stephen Shirley on May 23, 2011 at 20:53

That will be the dry.

Cut of the flower (which you can use for cooking and are known as Scapes) and give the garlic a good mulch and water well.

Then leave it to bulb up a bit more!

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Permalink Reply by Gill Blease on May 23, 2011 at 21:21

That's great news thank you. Thought i was going to have to pull them all up. I like the idea of eating the flower.

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Permalink Reply by Henrietta Fernandez on June 5, 2011 at 12:59

Mine are looking like they are going to go the same way soon so good advice! Gill are you an illustrator? Or just have the same name as one I know of (and who's work I love!)?

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Permalink Reply by Gill Blease on June 5, 2011 at 14:29

Hi Henrietta - yes that's me! Are you in the arts too?

I picked the garlic/flowers stems but haven't got round to using them. They smell like smoked garlic in the fridge - amazing - probably contaminating everything else though! Have you tried them yet?

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Permalink Reply by Henrietta Fernandez on June 5, 2011 at 14:35

Well thats funny- have just cleaned the dining table and your gorgeous mats that we use every day (have had them about 7 years I think). And I have always loved your foodie illustrations you did/do for the Guardian/Observer...just lovely- I used to cut out and keep some of them!

Yes- am in the arts- I am a jewellery designer (fernandezdesign.co.uk) and my husband Andrew is a graphic designer, and I think I am right in thinking he's just commissioned you for a little job! Small world. Going to have to ask you to be my 2nd friend on this great website!

My garlic hasn't gone over yet, but it is going brown so am waiting and hoping they won't flower yet...

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Permalink Reply by Gill Blease on June 5, 2011 at 14:54

What a small world - I've just looked you up (such beautiful work by the way) and also made the 'Chapman Design' connection - oddly enough I'm just working on those roughs now. Consider your 'friend invite' accepted in advance! I have several friends in Brighton (they're probaby mutual!) so we'll have to meet sometime when I come down.

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Permalink Reply by Henrietta Fernandez on June 5, 2011 at 15:34

quite odd how everything connects! And yes, love to meet you and very possible we might know your friends too. I have met new friends on the web before (through shared music taste/listening) and then have found we have several "real friends" in common, in Brighton!

Good luck with the job and look forward to seeing it soon!

Gill Blease said:

What a small world - I've just looked you up (such beautiful work by the way) and also made the 'Chapman Design' connection - oddly enough I'm just working on those roughs now. Consider your 'friend invite' accepted in advance! I have several friends in Brighton (they're probaby mutual!) so we'll have to meet sometime when I come down.