I have the large garlic in my garden. It now has blossoms on it. Do I need to do anything to it? Do I pick the blossoms off? Or just ignore them?
Once they are at least 12" tall, cut them off. They are called scapes and can be harvested and eaten as a vegetable. If you leave them on, they will sap away energy from the bulb production.
My Garlic is in bloom. What do I do?
(FYI-You plant your garlic in the fall and you harvest it in the spring.)
This is late June.I find if the plants are allowed to bloom, the energy goes to the flower and the garlic bulbs end up being much smaller. I cut the flower stalks down about 6-8 inches and steam them like asparagus or saute them in EVOO. Very good.
My garlic seems small so I am considering leaving in the ground to harvest next year. What preparations should be taken?
Here is an article or two that you may find helpful: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/garlic/growing-garlic-how-to-plant-and-grow-garlic-in-your-garden.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/garlic/when-to-harvest-garlic.htm
I planted garlic and now there are seed pods on top of some of the leaves. Do I pull these off? The garlic is not yet ready to dig out of the ground.
You can. Those are bulbils and they can be planted just like the cloves and bulblets to grow new garlic but it will take 2 years before they will form a full head of garlic.
What is onion garlic used for? How do you store it?
Garlic and onion are two different things but both are related. Garlic is most often used as seasoning in foods. Onions may be used the same way but are also eaten in salads, on sandwiches, alone, etc. Here is an article or two that you may find helpful:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/garlic/growing-garlic-how-to-plant-and-grow-garlic-in-your-garden.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/onion/find-how-to-grow-onions-in-your-garden.htm
Store freshly dug, unwashed bulbs in a dark, dry place as soon as possible.
We have been told to cut off the top of the garlic stalk when they bend over. Is this true? Do we cut at all?
Here is an article that you may find helpful: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/garlic/when-to-harvest-garlic.htm
Much of my elephant garlic crop did not differentiate into cloves but formed round balls of garlic. Why did this happen? Are they still good to eat? If I plant these, will they make garlic with cloves? I planted in early Oct. in raised beds amended with composted stable waste (still lots of wood shavings) and about 10 lbs of bone meal per 3 x 50' bed. I used sets from garlic I saved and have grown for several seasons, but this is a new farm for me and the garlic.
While it is closer to a leek than a garlic, you plant and grow elephant garlic like regular garlic. Because of its size, spacing is different. Put the cloves 8-10 inches apart in rows 18-20 inches from each other. Set them 1-2 inches deep. Sometimes elephant garlic tends to produce only one large, solid bulb with no segments. If this occurs, replant and it will produce a bulb the next harvest with the more typical cloves. Many gardeners also cut the scapes (flower stems) so the plants can focus more energy on bulb production. Planting usually takes place in fall, about 4-6 weeks before the first hard freeze in order to establish roots but it can also be spring planted. Harvest the garlic by pulling or digging when the tops turn brown and die down in summer. Store in a cool, dry place to prevent sprouting.