They are especially perfect for small pepper plants, like scotch bonnets.
I thought I’d found my workable garlic in containers situation, but not so, at least this year.
Shallots look okay though
, and I’m parking this reference here.
And
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/shallot/shallots-are-flowering.htmMy Shallots Are Flowering: Are Bolted Shallot Plants Okay To Use
Shrinkrap, sorry I missed the question! The blanket in the picture looks like what I’m using to keep out onion fly. I don’t yet know if the flies are capable of finding, entering through small cracks at the bottom.
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Thank you @bogman !
More about Dutch Yellow Shallots .
Interesting article! So, the Yellow Potato Onions I’m growing are akin to “Dutch” shallots, if not the same. The ones in the garden, and the Grey Griselle Shallots were bulbs, planted last fall.
I grew Odetta’s White Shallot one year, puniest bulbs ever! The alliums going gangbusters are the so-called “Welsh” onions, (which were not grown in Wales), Allium fistulosum. Called “Chinese Scallions”, they’re larger and more pungent.
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Nice! The ones you sent are doing better than the others. Not great, but hanging in there. Please share pictures when you harvest!
Ok, will do @shrinkrap; sorry I’ve been remiss about sending last year’s garlic to you, after the lost package and return to me. I’ll send you some fresh stuff!!
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I 
garlic scapes.
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Yes, me too on the scapes @Respectfully_Declined. For some reason, our plants don’t produce much of it - maybe the variety, dunno.
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Those seed heads look pretty cool @Elsieb - like giant dandelions.
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I harvested my scapes last weekend and made five quarts of pesto from them - frozen in 1.5 cup packages, will let us enjoy garlic scape pesto 1-2x a month or so until next harvest.
The garlic itself is maturing earlier than usual due to hot weather - I typically harvest over July 4 weekend but I may need to pull them a week earlier this year.
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Wow! I don’t think I have seen any let bloom.
Those are purple allium, past their prime and dried out.
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Can those be eaten, or are they just decorative. My chives look like this, but on a mini-scale (including the dried out blossoms part).
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Oh! That makes sense. Something like “drumstick”?
Pretty looking bulbs!
Garlic matures primarily on long days, June 20 being a common time for harvest in the USA. It’s the length of the day which triggers maturation in many alliums. Since garlic is planted during the short days of fall-winter (mild climates), the old saying is “Harvest on the longest day; plant on the shortest.” However, this saying must have arisen in mild winter areas. In Virginia, garlic needs to root before freeze sets in, so gets planted around Oct.-Nov.
For garlic, the best time to harvest is when the bottom 2-3 leaves yellow and the remaining leaves have tips dying back. In a very dry area, one can wait longer, as long as rain or heavy dew aren’t an issue.
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Thanks @bogman - she does a great job with her yearly garlic. She shares with us, as we do with her, thus some of what you see pictured will be planted this fall to become part of our 2022 crop.
Always love reading your posts, and so generous of you to share your knowledge with us all at HO! Look forward to more as the season progresses, also like hearing how you use and preserve your bounty too.
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