The weather here on PEI has not exactly been balmy - 18 C is a warm day. But I was surprised to notice that the plants in my garden are moving along more quickly than usual. Everything is about two weeks early.
This is something I didn't expect to see until the second week of July. The garlic leaves are browning, and scapes (seed heads) are twisting everwhere. It's important to cut off the scapes as soon as they appear. If you don't, the garlic bulbs will be much smaller, because the energy of the plant has gone into making seeds, not making food for itself. That's the beauty of reproduction - parents sacrificing themselves for the sake of their offspring!
This is something I didn't expect to see until the second week of July. The garlic leaves are browning, and scapes (seed heads) are twisting everwhere. It's important to cut off the scapes as soon as they appear. If you don't, the garlic bulbs will be much smaller, because the energy of the plant has gone into making seeds, not making food for itself. That's the beauty of reproduction - parents sacrificing themselves for the sake of their offspring!
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