The same thing happened to my garlic, but at the beginning of May before any scapes had formed…it rained very hard here (with excessive wind) in MD for 2 weeks straight, and I didn’t have anything to cover it with…lost them all. The stalks were bent over and when i went to gently hold them upright, they melted off into my hand. The stalks had completely rotted. Dug up a few garlic heads over the next few weeks in between good days, no bulbs had been able to form; they were just the white ends of the stalks. i didn’t see any bug damage on mine, but i was devastated. It was my first season trying garlic, and everything looked amazing in April 😢
Same thing happened to my garlic patch. The rains with winds came and blew all the stalks down. I left it all hoping they'd straighten again. Nope! More rain fell so my first time growing garlic is a wash out... Literally! I'll let the soil dry out then pull them up to see what I have. I'm so disappointed. They were growing so well😢
I had a complete garlic failure this year. All were infested with Allium Leaf Miner larvae. It stunted their growth and made them appear like they didn't bulb. However, once dried I noticed that they had tiny little cloves inside.
How strange. I’m in Central Oregon and the same thing is happening to my garlic in containers. I grew my garlic in containers last year and had a great harvest with lots of scapes. Must have been that eclipse! 😬
I had those same caterpillars on my sage plant but now they’re gone. I’ve never seen them before so I hope that means they’ll cocoon somewhere in the garden.
The same thing happened to my garlic, but at the beginning of May before any scapes had formed…it rained very hard here (with excessive wind) in MD for 2 weeks straight, and I didn’t have anything to cover it with…lost them all. The stalks were bent over and when i went to gently hold them upright, they melted off into my hand. The stalks had completely rotted. Dug up a few garlic heads over the next few weeks in between good days, no bulbs had been able to form; they were just the white ends of the stalks. i didn’t see any bug damage on mine, but i was devastated. It was my first season trying garlic, and everything looked amazing in April 😢
I'm sorry, that's such a bummer!! The weather has been so off and on with the rain :( Hope you try again for next year though!
Same thing happened to my garlic patch. The rains with winds came and blew all the stalks down. I left it all hoping they'd straighten again. Nope! More rain fell so my first time growing garlic is a wash out... Literally! I'll let the soil dry out then pull them up to see what I have. I'm so disappointed. They were growing so well😢
I Chop all my garlic up and place it in olive oil and freeze it in ice cube trays then pop them out and store in zip lock bags
Don't you love it when you look up what could be wrong and it says "too much water or too little"?? 😂
right?? like thanks, that’s so helpful hahaha
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Very impressive rhubarb plant!
I had a complete garlic failure this year. All were infested with Allium Leaf Miner larvae. It stunted their growth and made them appear like they didn't bulb. However, once dried I noticed that they had tiny little cloves inside.
So unfortunate!
How strange. I’m in Central Oregon and the same thing is happening to my garlic in containers. I grew my garlic in containers last year and had a great harvest with lots of scapes. Must have been that eclipse! 😬
Haha maybe! Sounds like a bad garlic year for lots of others
Lucky you to have so many caterpillars visit! I only have 1 single black swallowtail on my fennel.
I'm sure you'll get more every year if you keep planting for them!
I had those same caterpillars on my sage plant but now they’re gone. I’ve never seen them before so I hope that means they’ll cocoon somewhere in the garden.
They're swallowtail caterpillars, and if you want to plant for them, they love dill, fennel, and carrot tops!
Beautiful garden! What variety of broccoli did you grow. U e had very limited success in spring broccoli. Enjoy ur harvest 😊
I grow Green Magic - it is amazing!
you can still chew on the fibrous pods get the peas, chew on the skin,,get the nutrients of then spit out the fibrous shell....double whammy xx
but it's so much cuter to watch the goats munch on them! 😊
Is it the leek moth? I think they cause that kind of damage.
On another note- Alliums does not like to be mulched, and prefer to be on drier side!
Maybe they sold you soft neck garlic
Nope, we planted from our own crop from last year's harvest and it was definitely hardneck :/