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    From T@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jun 11 14:03:50 2024
    Hi All,

    My garlic has started to scape. I cut them off.

    Does scaping tell me anything about when to harvest?

    Many thanks,
    -T

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  • From Dan Purgert@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jun 17 08:45:33 2024
    On 2024-06-11, T wrote:
    Hi All,

    My garlic has started to scape. I cut them off.

    Does scaping tell me anything about when to harvest?

    No, not that I'm aware. As I understand it (poorly ;) ), the "tell" is
    similar to onions -- the formerly strong stem starts flopping over as
    the plant pulls water (etc.) back into the bulb.


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  • From Wilson@21:1/5 to Dan Purgert on Mon Jun 17 08:44:48 2024
    On 6/17/2024 4:45 AM, Dan Purgert wrote:
    On 2024-06-11, T wrote:
    Hi All,

    My garlic has started to scape. I cut them off.

    Does scaping tell me anything about when to harvest?

    No, not that I'm aware. As I understand it (poorly ;) ), the "tell" is similar to onions -- the formerly strong stem starts flopping over as
    the plant pulls water (etc.) back into the bulb.


    In Maine, we grow Rocambole, hard-neck garlic. The bulletin attached says
    "When the lower three leaves have turned brown, you have about two weeks to harvest your garlic."
    https://extension.umaine.edu/publications/2063e/#harvest

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  • From T@21:1/5 to Wilson on Mon Jun 17 14:29:03 2024
    On 6/17/24 05:44, Wilson wrote:
    On 6/17/2024 4:45 AM, Dan Purgert wrote:
    On 2024-06-11, T wrote:
    Hi All,

    My garlic has started to scape.  I cut them off.

    Does scaping tell me anything about when to harvest?

    No, not that I'm aware.  As I understand it (poorly ;) ), the "tell" is
    similar to onions -- the formerly strong stem starts flopping over as
    the plant pulls water (etc.) back into the bulb.


    In Maine, we grow Rocambole, hard-neck garlic. The bulletin attached
    says "When the lower three leaves have turned brown, you have about two
    weeks to harvest your garlic." https://extension.umaine.edu/publications/2063e/#harvest

    That you guys! Most of the stems are still upright.
    Those that have fallen over are still green.

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  • From songbird@21:1/5 to Wilson on Tue Jun 18 10:04:06 2024
    Wilson wrote:
    ...
    In Maine, we grow Rocambole, hard-neck garlic. The bulletin attached says "When the lower three leaves have turned brown, you have about two weeks to harvest your garlic." https://extension.umaine.edu/publications/2063e/#harvest

    that's about where i do things too.


    songbird

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