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IamJodi Rensselaer, IN(Zone 5a) Jun 19, 2005

We have only lived in our home about a year and a half. Last year I discovered what I think is garlic growing in my yard. Smells like garlic, anyway. I never actually picked any last year, but would like to this year. But, I'm really not 100% sure it is garlic since I've never actually seen a garlic plant. I pulled one up today, but the bulb at the bottom is not real big yet. The tops of the plants have a curly part and what looks like what may be a flower or pod, type thing. Sorry...i don't have a camera or I'd take a pick.

I'm hoping someone can go by my description above and help me identify if this is garlic. And if it is....when are they ready for picking?

Thanks, Jodi

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eweed Everson, WA(Zone 8a) Jun 21, 2005

sounds like garlic does the smal bulb look like it has cloves? I cut the flower buds off except for one to turn into a flower. I harvest when the foilage turns brown over 50 percent. Ernie

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Horseshoe Efland, NC(Zone 7a) Jun 22, 2005

Sounds like "wild garlic" to me. It often grows in lawns and wild areas. Although it seldom makes a good-sized bulb the tops are great when used for garlic chives! (If you Google a search for "wild garlic" maybe a pic will come up and you can more easily identify it, Jodi.)

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