rot on garlic

Itoero · May 27, 2014

The skin of my garlic bulbs is rotting away.
The cloves aren't damaged.
What can this be?
Can garlic that is damaged like this still give a nice bulb in a couple months?

Father'sDaughter · May 27, 2014

I always end up with a small number of heads that look like that when I harvest, but not enough to be concerned about. Never have looked into what causes it, so hopefully someone who does chimes in.

What does the top part of the plant look? And how close to harvest are you?

Itoero · May 28, 2014

I've harvested some garlic a couple days ago. But most garlic will be harvested in june and july.
Can it be white rot?

We did have an extremely warm winter with maybe 2 nights of frost (-1°C).

May 27, 2014	#1
Itoero Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Belgium Posts: 186	rot on garlic The skin of my garlic bulbs is rotting away. The cloves aren't damaged. What can this be? Can garlic that is damaged like this still give a nice bulb in a couple months?

May 28, 2014	#3
Itoero Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Belgium Posts: 186	I've harvested some garlic a couple days ago. But most garlic will be harvested in june and july. Can it be white rot? We did have an extremely warm winter with maybe 2 nights of frost (-1°C). Last edited by Itoero; May 28, 2014 at 03:51 AM.

May 27, 2014	#2
Father'sDaughter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: MA/NH Border Posts: 4,917	I always end up with a small number of heads that look like that when I harvest, but not enough to be concerned about. Never have looked into what causes it, so hopefully someone who does chimes in. What does the top part of the plant look? And how close to harvest are you?