[northfifeduckling]

I managed to grow some seed this year  - has anyone tried growing their garlic from it - and when would I do that? Do they need to dry out or go in like walking onions?
 

[RUSTYME]

Not sure what you would get ducks . To get the same bulb variety you have to plant a clove .
 So although the seed will no doubt grow something , it may not be anything like the parent plant .
You may get a bulb that is perfect for what you want , and you could then grow more of that particular bulb by planting the cloves as normal .
If you have the space and the seeds prove viable , it may be worth a go !
I would treat the seed like onion seed . Sow from now through till early spring .

[deepinthewoods]

the first year will only give you one clove, but you could then select the biggest and best to grow into the bulb in the second year

[Beewyched]

We've only planted in the clove form - never seen garlic seeds anywhere - but then we weren't looking either 

[Plantoid]

They are not really seeds they are mini bulbs and called bulbils .
 
The bulbils can be sown any time now at 3 x the diameter  sieve some sand over them and protect form bird action.   Sow fortnightly till mid March so long as it is unfrozen ground .
They will  make a sort of small bulb next year 2013 , if you leave the thing alone it tends to break out like a shallot  which can then be broken off as  cloves for planting in 2014
 
 Don't let the bulbils dry out too much like I once did and try to sow the dehydrated  husk.. nothng came of them .
 
 
Before you sow  , crush a couple between your finger nails to make sure there is still life & liquid in them .

[deepinthewoods]

They are not really seeds they are mini bulbs and called bulbils .
 

garlic does produce bulbils, but not all the time and not all types, they do also produce seeds, that look very similar to onion or leek seeds.

[Plantoid]

I sit at my keyboard chastised and humble ...     
I've not yet had seed ..
WIRRR WIRR ( can you smell the rubber burning ? )
 I wonder .. if .. seeds come from soft neck garlic
 
Hoping to buy a few soft neck cloves this W/E if  can find some loaclly otherwise it's a catalogue which add p&P & VAT

[Plantoid]

NFD fancy an SAE and letting me have half a dozen  .....SEEDS  ?

[deepinthewoods]

http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/vegetable/how-to-grow-garlic-from-seed.htm

[Mel]

I saw this,hope it may help somewhat?

http://www.thompson-morgan.com/how-to-grow-garlic

[northfifeduckling]

Plantoid, just pm me your address , I'll post some to you 

NFD fancy an SAE and letting me have half a dozen  .....SEEDS  ?