Comments on: Garden Experiment 2007 http://karenshanley.com/blog/2007/07/to-break-scape-or-not-to-break-scape/ One Writer Mom. One Teen Kid. One Brilliant Australian Shepherd. One Comical Border Collie Mix. One Dog in a Maine Coon Cat's Body. And Latest to the Party -- One Cuddly Cavalier. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:28:14 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: mosilager http://karenshanley.com/blog/2007/07/to-break-scape-or-not-to-break-scape/comment-page-1/#comment-21705 mosilager Fri, 03 Aug 2007 02:21:36 +0000 http://karenshanley.com/blog/?p=613#comment-21705 well you have at least one peer who reviewed it and found it good, so may be worth something :) well you have at least one peer who reviewed it and found it good, so may be worth something :)

]]> By: Barb http://karenshanley.com/blog/2007/07/to-break-scape-or-not-to-break-scape/comment-page-1/#comment-21507 Barb Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:25:00 +0000 http://karenshanley.com/blog/?p=613#comment-21507 Wow - what a difference! I'll remember this when I grow my own. :) Wow – what a difference! I’ll remember this when I grow my own. :)

]]> By: threecollie http://karenshanley.com/blog/2007/07/to-break-scape-or-not-to-break-scape/comment-page-1/#comment-21488 threecollie Tue, 31 Jul 2007 18:18:59 +0000 http://karenshanley.com/blog/?p=613#comment-21488 I am going out right now and cut the tops off mine. Thanks! I am going out right now and cut the tops off mine. Thanks!

]]> By: Karen http://karenshanley.com/blog/2007/07/to-break-scape-or-not-to-break-scape/comment-page-1/#comment-21467 Karen Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:16:17 +0000 http://karenshanley.com/blog/?p=613#comment-21467 Linda, you grow garlic by ordering bulbs from a grower, breaking the bulbs apart into cloves, and planting the cloves. I plant in Oct. and harvest in July. Ranjit, I actually did take the weight and size measurements but didn't include it in the post because I didn't want everyone here to know just how truly dorky I really am. :) But now that you've reminded me, I should submit this as an article. Neil, I love fiddle heads! And you're so right, most people have no idea how garlic is grown, nevermind what scapes are. I always leave some on every year because of how swanlike they are. There's just something about them...I think they're incredibly beautiful. Linda, you grow garlic by ordering bulbs from a grower, breaking the bulbs apart into cloves, and planting the cloves. I plant in Oct. and harvest in July.

Ranjit, I actually did take the weight and size measurements but didn’t include it in the post because I didn’t want everyone here to know just how truly dorky I really am. :) But now that you’ve reminded me, I should submit this as an article.

Neil, I love fiddle heads! And you’re so right, most people have no idea how garlic is grown, nevermind what scapes are. I always leave some on every year because of how swanlike they are. There’s just something about them…I think they’re incredibly beautiful.

]]> By: Joni http://karenshanley.com/blog/2007/07/to-break-scape-or-not-to-break-scape/comment-page-1/#comment-21465 Joni Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:06:47 +0000 http://karenshanley.com/blog/?p=613#comment-21465 Very interesting experiment! Thanks for sharing with us!! Very interesting experiment! Thanks for sharing with us!!

]]> By: Neil http://karenshanley.com/blog/2007/07/to-break-scape-or-not-to-break-scape/comment-page-1/#comment-21458 Neil Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:03:14 +0000 http://karenshanley.com/blog/?p=613#comment-21458 I'm glad your experiment proved the point! My wife and I actually look forward to "garlic scape season" every year, so we can enjoy the tender green shoots in our omelettes, stir-frys, and quiches. The have a very fiddlehead-like quality, not in their taste (of course), but more for the responses that they evoke in our less agriculturally-minded guests (i.e. "What on earth is this?" followed by "mmm...delicious". Cheers from Maine. I’m glad your experiment proved the point! My wife and I actually look forward to “garlic scape season” every year, so we can enjoy the tender green shoots in our omelettes, stir-frys, and quiches.

The have a very fiddlehead-like quality, not in their taste (of course), but more for the responses that they evoke in our less agriculturally-minded guests (i.e. “What on earth is this?” followed by “mmm…delicious”.

Cheers from Maine.

]]> By: Simply Jenn http://karenshanley.com/blog/2007/07/to-break-scape-or-not-to-break-scape/comment-page-1/#comment-21429 Simply Jenn Tue, 31 Jul 2007 04:48:12 +0000 http://karenshanley.com/blog/?p=613#comment-21429 Yum! I love garlic. We just grilled some the other day. YUMMY! Yum! I love garlic. We just grilled some the other day. YUMMY!

]]> By: mosilager http://karenshanley.com/blog/2007/07/to-break-scape-or-not-to-break-scape/comment-page-1/#comment-21420 mosilager Tue, 31 Jul 2007 01:50:43 +0000 http://karenshanley.com/blog/?p=613#comment-21420 Experiments!!! I love it. This is so clear! The only thing you need to do to get in in a journal is weigh the garlic and put up a graph with error bars and %age differences... Experiments!!! I love it. This is so clear! The only thing you need to do to get in in a journal is weigh the garlic and put up a graph with error bars and %age differences…

]]> By: Linda http://karenshanley.com/blog/2007/07/to-break-scape-or-not-to-break-scape/comment-page-1/#comment-21396 Linda Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:59:08 +0000 http://karenshanley.com/blog/?p=613#comment-21396 Garlic is something I've never attempted to grow. How did you start them? Bulbs or seed? Garlic is something I’ve never attempted to grow. How did you start them? Bulbs or seed?

]]> By: Karen http://karenshanley.com/blog/2007/07/to-break-scape-or-not-to-break-scape/comment-page-1/#comment-21369 Karen Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:59:05 +0000 http://karenshanley.com/blog/?p=613#comment-21369 Martina, the garlic blossoms are actually a cluster of hard little bulblets encased in a papery covering. You'd use the bulblets the same way you would a garlic clove. Martina, the garlic blossoms are actually a cluster of hard little bulblets encased in a papery covering. You’d use the bulblets the same way you would a garlic clove.

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