[Homestead] Garlic questions
Gene GeRue
genegerue at ruralize.com
Mon Jun 2 20:56:23 EDT 2008
On Jun 2, 2008, at 7:37 PM, EarthNSky wrote:
> Yes, zone 7, but they are in a protected area, heavily mulched, so
> that
> helps.
>
> Robert Walton wrote:
>>> I cut my scapes about ten days ago, Rob. You want all the plant's
>>> energy to go into the bulb.. I dice up the scapes and dry them or
>>> use
>>> them in marinades if convenient.
Interesting aside here: the horses that demolished my garlic patch two
winters ago "planted" some here and there--I visualize gobs of
gorgeous garlic hanging from their mouths as they cavort, kick up
their heels and whinny--a couple plants of which looked good but were
in the way of mowing the paths. So I transplanted into a bed. Well,
get enough dirt with it and garlic transplants just fine. This morning
I strolled down there and found a big, curling scape showing off on a
transplanted monster.
I've not eaten these things in the past, don't recall why, but since
you all are talking about it, that scape will find itself inside of me
tomorrow, maybe with eggs.
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