[Diana in Wisconsin]

Garlic Season is coming right up! Get your orders in here:

(Shameless Plug For My Company):

http://www.jungseed.com

(Shameless Plug for my previous Employer):

http://www.seedsavers.org

If you’re smart, you’ll buy a HARDNECK variety. German Extra Hardy is my favorite. HUGE bulbs/cloves, plus, they put out ‘scapes’ which you can cut off in mid-summer and use in summer cooking.

http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/gourmet-garlic-scapes/

And then, of course, you’ll want to make these recipes as well:

Garlic Scape Pesto:
http://www.ehow.com/how_2325845_fresh-pesto-garlic-scapes.html

Garlic Scape Pizza:
http://www.thegarlicstore.com/index.cgi/Recipes/scape_pizza.htm

[Gabz]

You’re too funny by far!!!!!!!!

[leda]

excellent reminder and plug!

those recipes look fabulous!

[tubebender]

I grow 4 hard neck varieties along with 3 varieties of soft neck. I grow German Red, Music, Spanish Roja and a new one from Vietnam which is only 1” in diameter and is hot hot hot but a pain in the butt to separate for seed. The soft necks are Inchellium,Susanville and Early California