Garlic is one of the few plants with two harvests: garlic scapes are harvested in the late spring and early summer, and then the bulbs are harvested later in the summer. Harvesting the scapes is an integral part of garlic farming—if the scapes aren’t cut off, the plant expends its en...
The onion white is a soil-borne type of disease, which means there is no control, and it can continue for years. Try to avoid the spreading around your garden by getting it on your tools and boots. Dig up every infected plant and burn or bin them, do not include them in your compos...
You can plant garlic cloves in mild climates as late as February or March, but the resulting bulbs won’t be as large. However, you can still enjoy the garlic scapes during the summer. (Scapes are the plant’s tender green shoots with a mild garlic flavor. Enjoy on eggs, in salads, ...
These garlic plants also produce edible scapes – curly green stems that taste like a milder garlic. Imagine pesto made with your own homegrown ingredients! Plus, hardneck garlic is nature's little time capsule. Properly stored, it can last for months, ensuring you have a steady supply of fl...
As the plants grow, the tops will start to curl. These curled tops are called “garlic scapes” and are fragrant and edible, just like the cloves are. It is a good idea to cut off the garlic scapes since they will divert the plant’s energy if you leave them and this takes away fr...
I grew my own garlic last year and saved a few to let the scapes mature. I planted the scapes and now they are up this year. I want them to grow into mature garlic. Do I dig them up this year and replant, or can I just leave them in the ground. And should I remove their sc...
Garlic scapes or green garlic, the scape is the long, curled stem that emerges from the center of the plant and would eventually produce a flower and bulbil (small bulb) cluster if left on the plant. In leeks, the scape is the solid, round, seed stalk that grows vertically and would...
I’ve killed nearly every house plant I’ve ever had and last year, when I bought some herb plants for my kitchen, they died within the week. There are very few things that I’ve been able to grow… and garlic shoots aka garlic scapes happen to be one of them. Today, I’m going...
Scapes are the flowering part of the garlic. If you clip them off while they’re still fairly small the plant will put more energy into the bulb instead of flowering. Garlic scapes have the added bonus of being delicious! Let your garlic dry out before harvest. ...
We also love the garlic scapes. Chopped and baked/roasted on a cookie sheet with Olive Oil & Asparagus is one of our favorites. The best time to plant garlic is in the fall, about 4-6 weeks before your very first frost. Here in Southern Utah, our planting date is the middle of Octo...