{"id":31537,"date":"2017-05-30T07:26:26","date_gmt":"2017-05-30T11:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=31537"},"modified":"2017-05-30T09:14:47","modified_gmt":"2017-05-30T13:14:47","slug":"fresh-spring-farm-green-garlic-recipes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/fresh-spring-farm-green-garlic-recipes\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresh from The Spring Farm: Spring garlic recipes"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jenny Spring<\/i><\/p>\n

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Jenny Spring<\/p><\/div>\n

Garlic typically can be planted in the fall but can also be planted in the spring. It is very hardy and will go dormant over the winter months. Usually garlic is the first thing to poke out of the ground in the early spring. I usually plant my garlic around Halloween and harvest in mid summer. However, I also do a spring planting for a harvest in late August\/early September.<\/p>\n

There are three ways to eat garlic, all at different times of the season. Right now, spring garlic <\/strong>is ready to be harvested. Spring garlic, also called green garlic, is harvested before the scapes form and before the actual bulbs start to form as well. At this time of year, farmers usually thin their garlic if the crops are too close together. It is very flavourful and the green stems can be chopped up as well as the immature bulbs. That\u2019s right, the entire plant at this stage is edible. Spring garlic looks much like a scallion, sometimes even with a tiny bulb on the end and it may even be tinged with a bit of pink. Spring garlic can be used raw or cooked like scallions.<\/p>\n

Garlic scapes are also edible and they will start to form in early June. I will share another recipe and gardening tip when the scapes are in season in Huntsville.<\/p>\n

Gardening Tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n