Garlic is from the same folk as Allium cepa , with congenator including leeks and chives . Garlic root do not penetrate deeply into the soil , work good , consistent watering , and proper drain important . The plants like a rich land with plentitude of nitrogen and full Dominicus . Plant the incandescent lamp in the fall , and you may begin to harvest your first shoots the following spring . Garlic plants have three major part : the shaft , leaves , and bulb .

Scape

The garlic plant ’s scape is the stem closing bearing the works ’s flower fountainhead . Seen at the upper end of the stem above the farewell , the scape has the look of a long , gently curving swan ’s neck . A small bulbil forms at the base of the flower stalk . This has the appearance of a miniature garlic bulb .

scape are retrieve only on severe - neck assortment of garlic . The power to produce this part of the plant has mostly been bred out of balmy - neck garlic . Scape ’s flavor is mild , and they can be harvested for role in cooking . utilize them to interchange onion plant , or in addition to Allium cepa and garlic bulb in dishes . The University of Minnesota Extension lists Rocambole and Purple Stripe ( Glazed and Marbled ) as common selection and Porcelain , Asiatic , Creole , and Turban as more exotic selection .

Leaves

Green shoots that appear in spring after cold winter months are the first leaves . They begin to give direction to warmer temperature . The long , blade - shape leaves alternate as they come off the stem . Washington State University Extension discover garlic leaves as V - keeled because of their sharply folded appearance . The leaves of sonant - neck motley may be braid to hang and cure the bulbs after crop . The farewell turn browned near the prison term bulbs are ready for harvest . Soft - neck opening variety include Dixon , Polish White , and Inchelium .

Bulb

The medulla oblongata are the rounded portions of the plant that sit down below ground grade . The stem attaches to the bulb ’s neck . The root form a small cluster on the electric light ’s underside . The bulbs have a papery cover that separates each single clove , offer shelter . The meaty cloves are the part of the industrial plant most often used in preparation . They are peeled , smashed , chop , and added to impart a spicy flavor to dishes . According to the Montana State University Extension , the electric-light bulb arrest protein and mineral .

While all of the types of garlic produce a bulb , sonant - cervix varieties like Artichoke and Silverskin often yield well , big bulbs because they do not languish any of the flora ’s Energy Department on creating a shaft .

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