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Old June 1, 2011   #4
Suze
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Originally Posted by davespitzer View Post
If the flower stalks are just coming out you shouldn't be losing leaves yet.
I sometimes have this happen. Texas is not the best place to grow garlic, though - and if the plants get stressed, I've found I sometimes get scapes before any leaves start to die back.

This year - it happened with a few of my varieties. I just remove the scapes before they flower out, though.
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