When I made the decision to “leave a few scapes go to flower,” little did I know that not only could I still use the garlic cloves, but the flower heads would produce these beautiful garlic bulbils.
Here’s the game plan: (freshly researched through Gemini, Claude, vetted by YouTube videos and, well, whatever)
I keep these in a dry space (my basement cellar should do) until I plant them in late October. It’ll take two years to produce full garlic heads. This is the long game, if Gemini is to be believed.
Also, as an aside, I just learned you can use garlic bulbils in pickles — you don’t even have to peel them. Maybe worth exploring more bulbils for the future.