![]() Removing this stalk, or garlic scape allows the plant to devote its energy into growing a larger bulb of garlic. The stalk grows upwards for several inches then will curl once or twice before continuing to grow upward. Garlic scapes, also sometimes called garlic stems, stalks, shoots or spears, are the flower stalks that hardneck garlic plants produce before the bulbs mature.Ībout three weeks before the garlic bulb is ready for harvesting, it sends up a flower stalk. ![]() Garlic scapes fill in that gap and can be used as a replacement for garlic in most recipes. Usually the stored garlic from last year has dwindled, and I try to resist harvesting the garlic growing in the garden to allow it to reach its full size. This is commonly the time we are in a garlic rut. Garlic scapes are a much anticipated and enjoyed harvest that usually occurs mid-June in my area. These tender, mildly garlic flavored shoots are delicious. A few weeks before the garlic bulb is ready to harvest, you will have an opportunity to pick garlic scapes. If you grow hardneck garlic you are in for a treat because the plant provides two harvests. ![]() Here are 10 garlic scape recipes to help you preserve and cook with this seasonal delicacy. The shoots are edible and have a mild garlicky flavor with a hint of sweetness. Garlic scapes are the flower stalks of hardneck garlic.
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