I wouldn't say lots of nitrogen but yeah. I tend to think of garlic as a leafy green more so than a root vegetable. Healthy leaves equal a healthy bulb.

Rodney

Thanks Rodney. That's what I thought. I grew a bit of it before back when I first started gardening many years ago, but that was back when my reasoning led me to what you mentioned--- root veggy.

Should I trim the scapes when they start to flop over like I do with onion leaves?

Kevin

Kevin - I haven't see you post much lately. Good to see you back! I treat my garlic pretty mush the same as onions. I use a balanced fertilizer at planting time in the fall and then urea in mid February when they wake up and again about every 3 weeks until early May. I cut my scapes when they are about 18" long and either a full curl (Rocamboles) or forming a Sheppard's hook.