Growing Garlic Scapes

April/May 2005
Nancy Smith 
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When selecting a variety of garlic to grow for cooking scapes (flowering garlic stems), it's best to stick to those proven to do well in your particular area. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has identified only 10 major garlic cultivars based on genetic analysis of the 400 garlics in its collection, so the field is more narrow than it may seem from reading seed catalogs. The scapes of 'Chesnok' and 'Purple Italian Easy Peel' garlic are considered excellent for cooking. Check with your local agricultural Extension office to see if these varieties do well in your area.

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  • JEANNE AUSTIN 6/10/2006 12:00:00 AM

    How do you pickle garlic scapes? I'd be interested in recipes
    that have been tried successfully.

  • Gaeatane Godin 5/3/2006 12:00:00 AM

    Regarding garlic "scapes", I guess you are talking about
    rocambole garlic. Am I right?Then is there somebody who could tell
    me the name of those 10 cultivars. I live in North East Coast of
    Canada(New Brunswick province) and I have been growing one single
    cultivars for many years, with great success. The peels are purpish
    color, they are excellent, and last year, I picked them at the very
    best time in August and they were still juicy in January.By the
    way, if somebody would like to buy somme seeds from me, I would
    gladly consider the possibility. As I am a recent retiree, I have
    more time for my passion, that is growing special garlic and
    frogotten veggies. I grow totally organic but I am not certified
    because I have not done my homework yet to obtain that
    certification. I grow on a small scale, but with love.

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