Garlic seed

I normally cut the tops of my growing garlic, but did not this year...as a result, now they have dried out in the greenhouse those tops are now big bunches of seeds.

Has anyone ever sown these seeds, do they grow true to the variety?

Steve...

 

If you plant them (pips) they'll take years of re-planting to produce a proper bulb of garlic but that doesn't stop me trying to grow from them for a bit of fun.

P.S. they will be genetically pure - garlic don't do sex.

 

You could treat them like chives till they got big enough Steve. Just a thought.

 

Thank you both for that...will give them a go!

Steve...

 

I've grown Chives from seed, takes them a few years to get upto size.

 

Me too, although I think its time I replaced ours...they are bigger than sedge grass now

Steve...

 

I've got about 80 pips from my Germidour Garlic. At least I can be sure it wont have been in contact with white rot. I've left some intact to show how they form in a clump on the stem.

 

@Steve R I thought you might be interested in how I got on planting my pips. Did you plant yours?

I planted my pips some time ago and although only a few have shown through, masses of long roots have come through the bottoms of all the pots.

 

I completely forgot all about them, in fact the pips are still on top of the harvested, dried garlic in the greenhouse. Must get them done this week..

You've got a great start on those then Scrungee.

Steve...