Growing garlic is simple, but there is a second underrated crop from hardneck varieties, and this one is rarely seen in stores. So, when you see stems coming out of plants in late spring or early ...

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 ...

If you planted garlic in your garden last fall and have pretty much ignored the plants for the last several months, it’s time to start paying attention to them again. Garlic is a fairly trouble-free ...

If you’ve ever seen long green, slightly curly tubular plants in a bundle at the farmers’ market that smell slightly like garlic, you’ve likely seen a garlic scape. They can sometimes even look like ...

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 ...

Many of us grew up thinking that green beans came from a can. Those soft and water-logged beans were all we knew until we had our eyes were opened up to the true flavor of string beans (the name ...

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 ...

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 ...

Homegrown garlic is such a luxury for cooks who love fresh ingredients. If you’ve ever wondered how to grow garlic, you’ll be pleased to know it’s one of the easiest crops to master. Just plant a few ...