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Post by diane on Oct 4, 2013 15:50:54 GMT -5
I bought 14 kinds of garlic which I am now planting.
A couple of them have two or three of the cloves bare when I break the bulb apart.
Should I just eat those ones, or will they safely grow?
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Post by steev on Oct 4, 2013 16:00:45 GMT -5
I assume you're referring to the sort of smaller cloves that come wrapped together. So long as they have the basal plate intact, they should grow; you could also plant them still joined, if it looks like they'd break. Having no idea where you bought them, I'd feel more comfortable planting than eating, but that may not be an issue.
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Post by diane on Oct 4, 2013 16:16:20 GMT -5
The worst example was Puslinch which had five cloves joined - half of the bulb. They each have
a bit of the basal plate, just no papery cover. I'll plant them with a note about
how many I've planted, so I can check whether they rot or grow.
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Post by Joseph Lofthouse on Oct 4, 2013 16:19:54 GMT -5
TThey each have a bit of the basal plate, just no papery cover. That little bit of papery cover will be gone the first time it rains after you plant them. It is very ephemeral part of a garlic plant. |
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Post by blueadzuki on Oct 4, 2013 16:25:03 GMT -5
The answer is yes they are still plantable even if they are bare. You may want to discard them if there are actual dings in the meat of the clove (since that often lets fungus in)but simply sans shell is usually OK.
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Post by diane on Oct 4, 2013 16:29:14 GMT -5
Thanks everyone. I'm going out to plant them.
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