Oregon State University Plant Clinic

Problems of Stored Garlic

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Cloves or heads have a pinkish cast to them: Fusarium rot Fusarium rot pdf

Cloves or heads are turning green: Blue mold Blue mold pdf

Cloves or heads with gray mold: Botrytis Botrytis pdf

Individual cloves appear translucent: Waxy breakdown Waxy breakdown pdf

Individual cloves with brown streaks or indents: Dry bulb mites Mites pdf

Irregular dark areas on the outer scales of the garlic heads, usually near the base of the bulb: Embellisia Skin Blotch Embellisia pdf

Tiny amber colored specks that are slightly raised above the white portions of the clove: Stipple spot Stipple spot pdf

For information on growing garlic in the Pacific Northwest see:

http://oregonstate.edu/dept/NWREC/garlic.html

http://www.tricity.wsu.edu/~cdaniels/profiles/Garlic.pdf