Tag Archives: garlic

Garlic Update

Posted on 06/30/2014 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

A reader helped me recall that this year I planted soft neck garlic for the first time. This is the reason why there were not any scapes and the stalks all fell over weeks ago but the garlic is still … Continue reading →

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Trimming Garlic Scapes and Plucking Flowers

Posted on 05/22/2013 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

The first of the garlic scapes have begun to sprout out and I cannot wait to cook them up. Scapes are the shoots that come out of the center of a garlic plant signaling the garlic will soon be ready … Continue reading →

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Let the Gardening Begin

Posted on 03/18/2013 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

Well it is that time again. When everything is hopeful and bright and the weather is perfect. It is time to grab the pitchfork and turn some soil. The garlic and carrots are doing great from the winter, but the … Continue reading →

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Let the bug inspections begin

Posted on 06/04/2012 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

After everything that happened to the garlic this year, I still harvested about 15 medium sized bulbs. Since I had been prepared for none it seems to have worked out. Of course it could have been more than 30 large … Continue reading →

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Out with the Arugula

Posted on 06/01/2012 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

I decided to try dill to see how well it will do in the South. I have a feeling it won’t do too well, but hey I found the clay pot and needed something to do with it. I did … Continue reading →

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Garlic 0, Dog 2

Posted on 05/14/2012 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

Once again my dog has decided that we just should not have a crop of garlic this year. After he did this, I tried to create a buffer of chairs so he could not jump the fence. They failed. I … Continue reading →

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My fantastic (garlic) braiding skills

Posted on 06/22/2011 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

A week after pulling the garlic, it was ready to be braided and sorted. Braiding is not technically necessary, but it makes storing easier, not to mention warding off vampires, and it looks so much nicer. I like to hang … Continue reading →

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A bumper crop of garlic

Posted on 06/14/2011 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

There is nothing better than a successful harvest. After months of work and effort when something in the garden succeeds without too many problems I consider it a good day. This was my second year to grow garlic and because … Continue reading →

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Shitake mushrooms and Garlic Scapes

Posted on 06/08/2011 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

Here is another quick idea for a side dish that uses up garlic scapes. Although they can be cooked intact, I recommend chopping the scapes into green bean sized pieces. Garlic Scapes with Shitake and Pancetta Bunch of garlic scapes … Continue reading →

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Garlic Scapes

Posted on 06/02/2011 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

I always look forward to when it is time to cut the garlic scapes (the stalks that rise from the center of the plant) for two reasons. One it means the garlic will soon be ready to harvest and two … Continue reading →

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