This week I cut off the tops of my garlic plants, also known as scapes. The scape is the unopened flower at the tip of the stalk. Cutting the scape off directs more of the plants energy into making a nice big bulb, instead of flowering. It is tasty in stir fries, with a more subtle flavor than the garlic bulb. You can buy scapes at some farmers markets - I saw some this weekend that were $1.00 for a bunch of 8, so I'm including these in my harvest total!
I also harvested our small crop of volunteer potatoes - 4.6 pounds! Nice pay off for no work!
Monday, July 12, 2010
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