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From: ajs@hpfcla.HP.COM (Alan Silverstein)
Newsgroups: net.garden
Subject: question: organic broccoli & garlic
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Date: Thu, 18-Sep-86 16:47:57 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep 18 16:47:57 1986
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> ... garlic is biennial...  the second year ... it exhausts the energy
> stored in the head of cloves to grow more and flower.

I find that the clovelets formed in the flower are delicious.  Just as
they're opening up, I cut off the flower heads and let them dry.  Then I
crumble the heads to get out the little purple clovelets, each about
1/8" long.  A little cleverness separates them from the chaff.  After
they're completely dry, they go in a jar in the fridge, ready for use
when cooking, in salad dressings, etc.

Here in Colorado I've found the garlic to be very reliable about
producing flowers and clovelets.  I wonder why they're not commercially
available in the supermarket?  They'd be easy to mechanically clean and
pack, and they're easier to use than cloves.

Alan Silverstein