I squished a pot of cherries with a potato masher this morning. Tiny specs of red juice splashed up my arm. I was sitting outside at the cottage, next to a pale pink wild rose bush that is creeping across the step. It will be a shame to trim it, it looks so pretty stretching eastward along the wood after years of inactivity, but soon it won’t be easy to walk down the stairs. Fat bumble bees hovered in the roses, ignoring me as they worked away.
This is like taking childhood whimsy into adulthood - we all need more of that! I've made garlic scape pesto for years with just the nuts, olive oil, and cheese. I'll have to try it with added basil and avocado. Sounds delicious!! If you ever grow hardneck garlic yourself, or get to know a farmer well enough to ask for this favor, try to get your hands on some that are more mature. The fat whorl of bulbils (baby garlic seeds) that form at the top, the chunky-twisty shapes. They make incredible additions to flower arrangements or as a stand alone minimalistic displays. Maybe you've already tried it? Here's the only picture I could find (scroll down a bit) of a bunch like I'm seeing in my mind's eye. Most farmers cut them long before they get to this stage, sending that energy instead to the head of garlic below ground. If you haven't figured it out already, I'm a bit of a garlic nerd. :)
Elizabeth you're inspiring me! My friend Stephanie is a farmer (she is my garlic scape dealer, and provides us with our bi-weekly supply of eggs) hopefully she'll hook me up / teach me all there is to know? I love the idea of putting those chunky twisty shapes in flower arrangements too. Love having garlic nerds in my life!
Such a beautiful scene with delicious endeavours 💚
thanks Heather, just like you ❤️
This is like taking childhood whimsy into adulthood - we all need more of that! I've made garlic scape pesto for years with just the nuts, olive oil, and cheese. I'll have to try it with added basil and avocado. Sounds delicious!! If you ever grow hardneck garlic yourself, or get to know a farmer well enough to ask for this favor, try to get your hands on some that are more mature. The fat whorl of bulbils (baby garlic seeds) that form at the top, the chunky-twisty shapes. They make incredible additions to flower arrangements or as a stand alone minimalistic displays. Maybe you've already tried it? Here's the only picture I could find (scroll down a bit) of a bunch like I'm seeing in my mind's eye. Most farmers cut them long before they get to this stage, sending that energy instead to the head of garlic below ground. If you haven't figured it out already, I'm a bit of a garlic nerd. :)
Elizabeth you're inspiring me! My friend Stephanie is a farmer (she is my garlic scape dealer, and provides us with our bi-weekly supply of eggs) hopefully she'll hook me up / teach me all there is to know? I love the idea of putting those chunky twisty shapes in flower arrangements too. Love having garlic nerds in my life!
:) And it appears I didn't link the link. Here: https://blog.cobrahead.com/2014/08/03/garlic-scapes/
Ah yes the beauty!!
Colourful, artistic and yummy. A brilliant combination. Thanks so much. 🤗🤗💕
thank YOU Beth!