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Elephant Garlic sprouting in the Fall??

tn_veggie_gardner

14 years ago

I got some small EG plants from a friend & put them in this pot in the Spring. Well, the tops of them died off & this pot has had some clover growing in it for the past 2 months or so, which I left in there cuz I thought i looked cool. =) I noticed this past weekend that 4-5 very healthy garlic looking sprouts had popped up from it! =) So, I yanked out the clover. Are these Elephant Garlic sprouts & if so, are they supposed to come up in the Fall? I've never grown garlic before, so I don't know. Any & all help appreciated. Thanks! - Steve

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Comments (2)

tcstoehr
14 years ago
I would say those are your elephant garlic sprouting. It seems a bit early for this area but your climate may vary. Sprouting in the cool, moist fall is normal, but I wouldn't have expected them to have leafed up that high. Maybe they're trying to reach for sunlight over the top of that pot they're in.
tn_veggie_gardner
Original Author
14 years ago
Ok, thanks. I doubt their trying too hard to reach for sunlight. That side of my house gets it pretty much all day.
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