Garlic Scapes

$ 2.00

Garlic scapes are the tender stem and flower bud of a hardneck garlic plant. Hardneck garlic is the kind of garlic that typically grows in Canada and the northeastern U.S. Scapes first grow straight out of the garlic bulb, then coil. When harvested, they look like long, curly green beans. Garlic is one of the few plants with two harvests: garlic scapes are harvested in the late spring and early summer, and then the bulbs are harvested later in the summer. Harvesting the scapes is an integral part of garlic farming—if the scapes aren’t cut off, the plant expends its energy trying to grow its stem and flower, leaving the bulb small and flavourless. So, by eating garlic scapes, you’re doing your part in the garlic growing cycle!

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