Garlic is a bulb with joined segments (called cloves) that make up a head. Each clove is actually a miniature bulb that stores energy to sprout and create a new plant. Garlic is almost always planted ...

As spring heats up into summer, garlic starts to mature and send up bright-green shoots. It’s garlic scape season. Garlic scapes are a seasonal treat that can add garlicky flavor to everything from ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Before my own vegetable garden got established, I signed up for a produce share from Fresh Fork Market. Fortunately, the weekly email explained some of the more unusual items that ...

Jul. 8—Depending on when you planted them, garlic bulbs won't be ready to harvest until the fall or after the winter. However, scrumptious green garlic scapes pop up in the spring and early summer and ...

Finally, those alien-looking garlic scapes have arrived at the farmers markets, and I couldn’t be happier. The strange looking flowers of the garlic bulb are always the first sign that the summer ...

Finally, after months of looking forward to summer fruits and veggies, here we are. If you venture out to the farmers market, local co-op or your nearest community farm, even more treasures await.

CLEARWATER — It's one of the hottest days of the year thus far, and Chris and Joanne Kudrna are out picking garlic scapes at Plum Creek Farm. The taut green stalks produced by the hardneck variety of ...

If you planted garlic bulbs last fall, chances are they are beginning to produce flower stalks, also called scapes. By removing these stems when they begin to curl, a process known as topping, you’ll ...

Fresh Garlic Harvest Cook Off Where: 615-621 West Main St. When: Saturday, June 27th; 12 p.m.-4 p.m. Cost: Attendance is free, but tastes of garlic dishes from 16 farms and restaurants will be sold ...