dioptase
Veteran Member
....are they safe to EAT?
Last fall I bought some organic garlic bulbs to try growing. I have limited kitchen garden space, so the smallest order (2 bulbs) gives way more cloves than I am going to plant. In fact, I would be surprised if I used up all the cloves from the smaller of the two bulbs.
I suggested to DH that he could have the leftover bulb to do whatever he likes with, but he is afraid to use it. "What if it has X?" (Not sure what he thinks X might be... anti-sprouting chemical, fungicide, whatever.) I pointed out that these are organic bulbs, and that that the normal grocery store non-organic potatoes are treated with anti-sprouting whatever (but he has no problem eating those), but he is still dug in.
I put in a request to seedsavers.org (where I got them from) as to whether or not they are safe to eat, but they are some weeks behind on orders (not to mention they'd have to contact the garlic growers once they finally get around to my question). I thought I'd see what folks here think - safe to eat, or not?
Last fall I bought some organic garlic bulbs to try growing. I have limited kitchen garden space, so the smallest order (2 bulbs) gives way more cloves than I am going to plant. In fact, I would be surprised if I used up all the cloves from the smaller of the two bulbs.
I suggested to DH that he could have the leftover bulb to do whatever he likes with, but he is afraid to use it. "What if it has X?" (Not sure what he thinks X might be... anti-sprouting chemical, fungicide, whatever.) I pointed out that these are organic bulbs, and that that the normal grocery store non-organic potatoes are treated with anti-sprouting whatever (but he has no problem eating those), but he is still dug in.
I put in a request to seedsavers.org (where I got them from) as to whether or not they are safe to eat, but they are some weeks behind on orders (not to mention they'd have to contact the garlic growers once they finally get around to my question). I thought I'd see what folks here think - safe to eat, or not?