[Homestead] Garlic scape question

Lynda lurine at softcom.net
Fri Jun 22 14:49:15 EDT 2007


They aren't the stalks, Gene.  They are the little part that goes to seed 
that you snip off if you want more growth to go to the bulbs.

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene GeRue" <genegerue at ruralize.com>


>
> On Jun 22, 2007, at 6:47 AM, tonitime at juno.com wrote:
>
>> Yup, Gene!  If picked young, they are tender, mild, and greenish-
>> tasting
>> garlics.  We use them in stir-fry also.
>> Toni
>>
>>
>> You really eat the stalks?
>
> Young and tender, I understand. This is garlic harvest time and
> stalks are hard, some too hard to braid. I just grab them together,
> loop a string around them and hang from a cup hook in The East Wing.
>
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