The garlic scapes are starting to appear

[Siwsan]

This year's garlic crop looks to be one of the best I've ever had. Every year I think, 'look up and see if I should or shouldn't snip the scapes.' and every year I forget. Until this year.

I'm going to snip them to leave more energy to go to the bulbs. I'll let some get big enough to harvest and use. I'm thinking of making some garlic scape pesto.

[Probatim]

1. I made Garlic Monkey Bread out of them one year.

My kids, who I turned into Garlic Fiends, ate through the initial batch while eating it with pasta one night.

I used a Monkey Bread recipe and reworked the cinnamon, sugar, and butter to include garlic scapes, olive oil, Italian seasoning, and Romano cheese. It was pretty good.

[Siwsan]

3. That sounds amazing!

I'm definitely going to make that.

My whole family love garlic so having a big crop is important so I can share.

[BuckIowa]

2. I chop them into 1 inch pieces and saute them in butter and add a little salt. Delicious!!

[magicarpet]

4. Not only tasty,... but mega healthy too.

Yum-yum.

[GreenWave]

5. If I let one garlic plant go to seed, the next year I have hundreds of them.

And they ward off many pests from the tomatoes and pepper, etc.

PS Even the bats don't come around.

[Siwsan]

6. I have it growing all along the veg garden fence line

Not many of those get to a good size stalk but they do serve as a deterrent to burrowing garden thieves.

Between the garlic, basil and oregano, working in some of my gardens triggers a mighty appetite. I really look forward to harvesting and cooking the produce I grow.

[codfisherman]

7. Love it!

I put in more garlic than ever this past fall, and have let garlic seed and sprout along my fencelines also. I planted garlic, red onions, marigolds, and nasturtiums at the ends of my rows to hopefully ward off squirrels. I snipped my scapes this past week and used some to simmer in a pot of black beans, delicious.