Garlic plants

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Can all types be eaten, considering there's lots of varieties & is it

simply

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a matter of waiting until the plant has finished flowering then use the bulbs. Do I just pick,
peel, eat? What's their shelf life?

Hi,

I'm in Tassie and I had some wild garlic just pop up. It had an incredibly long stem with a large
purple flower at the top. It was a beautiful plant. All types of garlic that grow in Australia are
safe to eat. The only thing is that they need a bit of drying before they are used. The bulb that I
got off the wild garlic was enormous so I separated the cloves out and just left it in an airy spot
for about 1 week.

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I suggest you check with your local health department food expert as to whether all garlic plants
yield edible garlic. Or go to the CDC web site. However, to be sure you grow edible garlic, why not
plant some? All you need is a clove of garlic from your grocery store. Split it into cloves (but
don't peel them!) and stick them into the ground with flat end down and pointy end up. Poke your
holes about two knuckles deep and about 3 or 4 inches apart, stick the cloves into the holes, step
on the planting area, and leave it. That's it! I've grown my own garlic for years, using out-of-the-
way corners such as beside the garage where it's shady. It will also grow in sunny spots if you
don't have shade. I only dig it when I need it, paying no attention to the growing season since un-
harvested bulbs just sit there waiting to grow the next time around -- but if you do that, remember
where you dig so the "bed" gets dug fairly evenly throughout the years. If you think you've dug it
all up, re-plant your extra cloves. Enjoy!

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Quoted message said:

Can all types be eaten, considering there's lots of varieties & is it

simply

Quoted message said:

a matter of waiting until the plant has finished flowering then use the bulbs. Do I just pick,
peel, eat? What's their shelf life?

Hi,

I'm in Tassie and I had some wild garlic just pop up. It had an incredibly long stem with a large
purple flower at the top. It was a beautiful plant. All types of garlic that grow in Australia are
safe to eat. The only thing is that they need a bit of drying before they are used. The bulb that
I got off the wild garlic was enormous so I separated the cloves out and just left it in an airy
spot for about 1 week.

Aussie Lurker

(Sheellah) said:

Can the shoots of planted garlic cloves be eaten too? Would they be similar to chives in taste?

They can before they flower. Later in the season they get really tough. I've got about 15sq feet of
garlic and uses the chives for stir-fries, salads, or anything that requires green onion tops. Late
summer, though, and certiainly by fall they're mostly inedible.

-sw

On Sun, 04 Jan 2004 11:45:43 GMT, "Aussie Lurker" <[email hidden]>

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"Raelene" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Can all types be eaten, considering there's lots of varieties & is it

simply

Quoted message said:

a matter of waiting until the plant has finished flowering then use the bulbs. Do I just pick,
peel, eat? What's their shelf life?

Hi,

I'm in Tassie and I had some wild garlic just pop up. It had an incredibly long stem with a large
purple flower at the top. It was a beautiful plant. All types of garlic that grow in Australia are
safe to eat. The only thing is that they need a bit of drying before they are used. The bulb that I
got off the wild garlic was enormous so I separated the cloves out and just left it in an airy spot
for about 1 week.

We eat fresh "spring garlic" when it comes without any ill effects. Some obsessive has counted 31
varieties of garlic at the Union Square greenmarket. I believe it but haven't tried to count. SOme
of them can double crop, so they have a short season in spring and fall.

Garlic is GOOD!

some are gooder than others.

Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a

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Can all types be eaten, considering there's lots of varieties & is it

simply

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a matter of waiting until the plant has finished flowering then use the bulbs. Do I just pick,
peel, eat? What's their shelf life?

Hi just thought that you might like this little snippet of information. In order to grow good garlic
it requires a period of cold therefore we, in the UK, plant in September so that it will get a blast
of cold over the winter. If this is not possible for you keep it in the fridge for a week or two
before planting and this should improve the crop