You dont need to dig them up and replant them as long as the spacing is good. I prefer as little work as possible. The bulbils pretty much plant themselves too. Just dont pull the scapes. I have garlic growing like weeds.
Nice tip, so just leave the scapes the first year and keep in ground. I did an experiment on my regular garlic, pulling and not pulling scapes and pulling made larger heads but you're implying it needs to go through the full growth process if left in the ground. Makes sense.
I harvest them at the same time as the other garlic and replant again same time as the other. I have never tried leaving them in the ground because they might burst out of their protective papers and divide, and I suspect be more susceptible to pests. Given that, I think testing it would be fun. You never know. And it's very difficult in gardening to say "never do that". 😆
Hi! Definitely pointy side up. And as I harvest and replant it will be clear which side is up because of the stem. You'll harvest the bulbil like you would the other garlic, then the second time as a "round", plant again pointy side up without the old dried up stem of course. The little roots on the round you'll cut once dry and when you replant the round those will be on the bottom. So these bulbils are still growing like a clove of garlic would. I just gave my neighbor some seed and cheered: "2-4, 6, 8 who do we appreciate!". 2-4 inches deep, 6 inches apart, about 8 months to harvest. October is the magic month to plant. Hope this made it clear and you have fun and lots of success! And comment again someday. Thank you!
You dont need to dig them up and replant them as long as the spacing is good. I prefer as little work as possible. The bulbils pretty much plant themselves too. Just dont pull the scapes. I have garlic growing like weeds.
Nice tip, so just leave the scapes the first year and keep in ground. I did an experiment on my regular garlic, pulling and not pulling scapes and pulling made larger heads but you're implying it needs to go through the full growth process if left in the ground. Makes sense.
So is it necessary to uproot them over the hot season or is that just what you do to keep track of them?
I harvest them at the same time as the other garlic and replant again same time as the other. I have never tried leaving them in the ground because they might burst out of their protective papers and divide, and I suspect be more susceptible to pests. Given that, I think testing it would be fun. You never know. And it's very difficult in gardening to say "never do that". 😆
Bulbils have a pointy end and a very round end. Are they planted pointy end down...unlike planting cloves...pointy end up? Please clarify this for me.
Hi! Definitely pointy side up. And as I harvest and replant it will be clear which side is up because of the stem. You'll harvest the bulbil like you would the other garlic, then the second time as a "round", plant again pointy side up without the old dried up stem of course. The little roots on the round you'll cut once dry and when you replant the round those will be on the bottom. So these bulbils are still growing like a clove of garlic would. I just gave my neighbor some seed and cheered: "2-4, 6, 8 who do we appreciate!". 2-4 inches deep, 6 inches apart, about 8 months to harvest. October is the magic month to plant. Hope this made it clear and you have fun and lots of success! And comment again someday. Thank you!