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Julie starts with ... I keep reading about these, but have never seen them.I've been growing garlic for about 25 years, and it has never flowered or had scapes. Apparently they are popular in the US and can be bought at markets. https://www.google.com.au/search?q=garlic+scapes+images&client=firefox-a&hs=rDb&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=np&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=H_zxUeWWHI3YlQW_jIGwBg&ved=0CCwQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=857 | About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 26th July 2013 2:33pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Brain Brisbane 26th July 2013 2:49pm #UserID: 6289 Posts: 638 View All Brain's Edible Fruit Trees |
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MaryT says... Julie I have seen them in the US and bought some for a stir fry. In Sydney you can buy scapes of garlic chives; super yummy. They are basically the flower stalk while the flower is still in bud, very young bud or the stems become tough. If you grow garlic chives you can try them for yourself. | About the Author MaryT Sydney 26th July 2013 3:02pm #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author MaryT Sydney 27th July 2013 6:49pm #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Brain says... If you search garlic scapes on youtube, you get some videos explaining what they are and how to cook them, and their use to indicate when garlic is ready for harvest. this is an excerpt from GreeenHarvest 'Monaro Purple' is a hardneck or top-setting variety which usually produces a flower stem in early summer. It is mainly suitable for cooler areas. It is also called a 'rocambole' variety from the habit the flower stem has of looping over on itself to produce a distinctive twist. Rocambole types have a sweet, nutty flavour with 6-8 cloves per bulb. They are ready to harvest when the coil twist in the flower stem begins to straighten and the flower stem begins to soften. | About the Author Brain Brisbane 29th July 2013 9:46am #UserID: 6289 Posts: 638 View All Brain's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 2nd August 2013 1:46pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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