Garlic Maturing Early - Page 2

tjg911 · May 30, 2012

tom,

how early are these scapes? i haven't looked at my garlic in over a week, i better check them tomorrow. it is just far too early i think but last year i was digging garlic around 7/5 or 7/10 which is much earlier than normal.

tom

bcday · May 30, 2012

A week ago I wasn't seeing any scapes here either. Yesterday I noticed scapes starting to emerge from a few of my German Whites. No scapes on any other varieties yet.

TomNJ · May 30, 2012

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Originally Posted by tjg911

tom,

how early are these scapes? i haven't looked at my garlic in over a week, i better check them tomorrow. it is just far too early i think but last year i was digging garlic around 7/5 or 7/10 which is much earlier than normal.

tom

I noticed them starting about a week ago with the Music. Most varieties are scaping now but a bit small for eating. I like them about 18" long including the umbel.

TomNJ

tjg911 · May 30, 2012

yeah but how early are the scapes appearing? 1 week? 2 weeks? 3 weeks?

tom

TomNJ · May 30, 2012

They are about a week early. I usually start picking during the first week in June.

TomNJ

Father'sDaughter · May 30, 2012

Last year I picked my scapes right before we left for vacation on June 10th. It looks like I may have to pick those on the German Whites and Music within the next couple of days. They started curling yesterday. No sign of yet on the German Red or Spanish Roja that I'm growing for the first time this year.

Tracydr · May 30, 2012

I had the worst harvest this year. I think I had really poor soil from a delivery from the local landscaping company, despite stirring in quite a bit of poultry manure and adding a lot of coffee grounds. Plus, we had a really warm winter.
But, next year, I will do better. Better soil, better varieties. I will plant more soft neck, more elephant garlic. They seem to do well here. Plus, I have some garlic that came from a T-ville AZ member which should do well.
I had ordered last year's garlic from Yong's in south AZ but they are at a higher altitude. I'm not sure that the garlic was suited for Phoenix.

zorro777 · May 31, 2012

Nice pics Masbustelo. What varieties are those? When did you plant them?

Masbustelo · May 31, 2012

Zorro Those are Red Janice garlic. I live in North-Western Illinois Quad-Cities 5b and planted them October 24th. http://midwesterngarden.blogspot.com...-shallots.html

zorro777 · June 1, 2012

Thanks for the info Masbustelo. Thanks to all who are sharing! This whole thread is quite interesting. I went out and checked mine yesterday and found one variety that had scapes in the looped phase. Belarus. I missed them because they are in the middle rows and they aren't easy to spot ONE MONTH EARLIER THAN LAST YEAR. Yikes! I also had Korean Mountain and one section of Spanish Roja and one row of German White in the early straight scape phase. I inspected the bulbs of the softnecks to check their progress and there has been no swelling as of yet.

biscgolf · June 1, 2012

we've been digging ours this week as time allows...

Jeannine Anne · June 1, 2012

No scapes here in the PNW XX Jeannine

Well there are some on the shallotts.

tjg911 · June 2, 2012

on wednesday i looked at my garlic and a lot of it has scapes, 1 plant already had a full curl already.

in 2011 i did not record when i cut scapes, in 2010 i cut scapes 6/8, 2009 6/20 and 6/25, prior years no record. so it seems that this is not early really.

i am digging garlic earlier with each passing year. since 2007 is the 1st year i grew garlic it seems that was a late year and not the norm as i have remembered.
dug garlic:
2011 7/5 and 7/13
2010 7/7
2009 7/17
2008 7/19 and 7/22
2007 7/26.

tom

barkeater · June 3, 2012

I checked mine yesterday and have none forming yet at all on either the hard or softnecks. I usually have nice full scapes the end of June, and find the few I missed when I get back from vacation a couple weeks later. My garlic is usually ready to pull the last half of August.

janezee · June 3, 2012

This is my first year growing Inchelium Red softneck. I planted in early December. No scapes, but the greens are really tall (3') and starting to turn. Is it possible that I should harvest so soon? It never got below 25º this winter, but also hasn't been warm at all.
I'd really appreciate some advice.

j

May 30, 2012	#16
tjg911 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: zone 5b northwest connecticut Posts: 2,570	tom, how early are these scapes? i haven't looked at my garlic in over a week, i better check them tomorrow. it is just far too early i think but last year i was digging garlic around 7/5 or 7/10 which is much earlier than normal. tom __________________ I need a hero I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the end of the night He’s gotta be strong And he’s gotta be fast And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight I need a hero I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the morning light He’s gotta be sure And it’s gotta be soon And he’s gotta be larger than life

May 30, 2012	#19
tjg911 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: zone 5b northwest connecticut Posts: 2,570	yeah but how early are the scapes appearing? 1 week? 2 weeks? 3 weeks? tom __________________ I need a hero I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the end of the night He’s gotta be strong And he’s gotta be fast And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight I need a hero I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the morning light He’s gotta be sure And it’s gotta be soon And he’s gotta be larger than life

June 2, 2012	#28
tjg911 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: zone 5b northwest connecticut Posts: 2,570	on wednesday i looked at my garlic and a lot of it has scapes, 1 plant already had a full curl already. in 2011 i did not record when i cut scapes, in 2010 i cut scapes 6/8, 2009 6/20 and 6/25, prior years no record. so it seems that this is not early really. i am digging garlic earlier with each passing year. since 2007 is the 1st year i grew garlic it seems that was a late year and not the norm as i have remembered. dug garlic: 2011 7/5 and 7/13 2010 7/7 2009 7/17 2008 7/19 and 7/22 2007 7/26. tom __________________ I need a hero I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the end of the night He’s gotta be strong And he’s gotta be fast And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight I need a hero I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the morning light He’s gotta be sure And it’s gotta be soon And he’s gotta be larger than life

June 3, 2012	#29
barkeater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NE Kingdom, VT - Zone 3b Posts: 1,439	I checked mine yesterday and have none forming yet at all on either the hard or softnecks. I usually have nice full scapes the end of June, and find the few I missed when I get back from vacation a couple weeks later. My garlic is usually ready to pull the last half of August. __________________ barkeater

May 30, 2012	#17
bcday Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NY z5 Posts: 1,205	A week ago I wasn't seeing any scapes here either. Yesterday I noticed scapes starting to emerge from a few of my German Whites. No scapes on any other varieties yet.

May 30, 2012	#20
TomNJ Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2009 Location: Floyd VA Posts: 767	They are about a week early. I usually start picking during the first week in June. TomNJ

May 30, 2012	#21
Father'sDaughter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: MA/NH Border Posts: 4,917	Last year I picked my scapes right before we left for vacation on June 10th. It looks like I may have to pick those on the German Whites and Music within the next couple of days. They started curling yesterday. No sign of yet on the German Red or Spanish Roja that I'm growing for the first time this year.

May 30, 2012	#22
Tracydr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7 Posts: 3,207	I had the worst harvest this year. I think I had really poor soil from a delivery from the local landscaping company, despite stirring in quite a bit of poultry manure and adding a lot of coffee grounds. Plus, we had a really warm winter. But, next year, I will do better. Better soil, better varieties. I will plant more soft neck, more elephant garlic. They seem to do well here. Plus, I have some garlic that came from a T-ville AZ member which should do well. I had ordered last year's garlic from Yong's in south AZ but they are at a higher altitude. I'm not sure that the garlic was suited for Phoenix.

May 31, 2012	#23
zorro777 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: North Cent Wisconsin zone 4a Posts: 15	Nice pics Masbustelo. What varieties are those? When did you plant them?

May 31, 2012	#24
Masbustelo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Illinois Posts: 97	Zorro Those are Red Janice garlic. I live in North-Western Illinois Quad-Cities 5b and planted them October 24th. http://midwesterngarden.blogspot.com...-shallots.html

June 1, 2012	#25
zorro777 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: North Cent Wisconsin zone 4a Posts: 15	Thanks for the info Masbustelo. Thanks to all who are sharing! This whole thread is quite interesting. I went out and checked mine yesterday and found one variety that had scapes in the looped phase. Belarus. I missed them because they are in the middle rows and they aren't easy to spot ONE MONTH EARLIER THAN LAST YEAR. Yikes! I also had Korean Mountain and one section of Spanish Roja and one row of German White in the early straight scape phase. I inspected the bulbs of the softnecks to check their progress and there has been no swelling as of yet.

June 1, 2012	#26
biscgolf Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Virginia Posts: 353	we've been digging ours this week as time allows...

June 1, 2012	#27
Jeannine Anne Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 1,553	No scapes here in the PNW XX Jeannine Well there are some on the shallotts.

June 3, 2012	#30
janezee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Whidbey Island, WA Zone 7, Sunset 5 Posts: 931	This is my first year growing Inchelium Red softneck. I planted in early December. No scapes, but the greens are really tall (3') and starting to turn. Is it possible that I should harvest so soon? It never got below 25º this winter, but also hasn't been warm at all. I'd really appreciate some advice. j