What’s in my g...

Before you start clearing out your plot this spring, make sure you aren’t removing plants you may actually want to keep. After a long winter, herbs like sage and thyme might look dead, but as perennials they should start springing back to life within a few weeks. Here’s a quick...

Garlic Scapes

You may have heard about garlic scapes, or seen them in the farmers’ market. Garlic scapes are the stalks of hardneck garlic, and gardeners typically remove them between the summer solstice and the end of June. Removing the developing scape helps the plant divert energy from creating...

About Garlic

This week’s lesson: Garlic! Garlic is related to the onion, and their flavors compliment each other nicely when cooked. Americans alone consume more than 250 million pounds of it annually, and it is a common staple in many different types of cuisines. There are hundreds of different...