Just Veggies

Harvesting—and Not Harvesting—Softneck Garlic

Last year my softneck garlic growing game was off. Little did I know that my lack of fortune then would result in a bonanza this season. Here’s what happened. Lack of Fortune Although I had grown softneck garlic for several years previously, last year was the first year I grew garlic—or anything, for that matter—in ...

Garlic Scapes

If you are growing garlic and if you’re lucky, you’ll get two harvests from one garlic crop: the final bulbs preceded by the garlic scapes. The harvest of garlic bulbs is the ultimate goal. But, don’t overlook the plant’s first offering of its mellow yet flavorful flowering head. That’s right—garlic scapes are the flowering structures ...