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Scapes and more scapes

Molly BloomMolly Bloom Posts: 23
in Fruit & veg
Very disappointed in my autumn-sown shallots (2 varieties) and garlic (3 varieties). All looked wonderful up to 3 weeks ago and I went so far as to congratulate myself on a bumper crop to come. Ha. Suddenly, scapes began to shoot up, another couple every day. There isn't a plant now that hasn't "scaped" (or whatever the verb is). I'm stir-frying the scapes most days (fortunately my dear husband is a huge fan of anything onion-y) but the bulbs themselves are puny and hard in the middle. Ho hum. Back to spring-sown alliums, then.... 

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    It’s been a very odd season … I doubt if it’s anything you’ve done or haven’t done … it’s just one of those things with the warm dry March and April, really cold wet May and then a heatwave … I’m surprised the plants know which way is up 🙃

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • ElferElfer Posts: 329
    A warm March & April!!!
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Elfer said:
    A warm March & April!!!
    Compared to May!  This year spring got colder as it progressed … no wonder plants are confused. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Mary370Mary370 Posts: 2,003
    It went down to 5 degrees the other night!!
  • SkandiSkandi Posts: 1,723
    Well it's not bad news on the garlic at least a it always flowers around now, but is still a month or so away from harvest.
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