I washed and snipped them and put them in a ziplock - have lasted well.
Yes they are good in a stir fry or anyway you would use chives…and last year I made scape pesto that was AMAZING!!
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/199868/garlic-scape-pesto/
They were selling scares in the grocery store I go to. I wondered what people do with them.
Picked my first ever garlic crop last night. I have LOTS of garlic now (still a little more to dig out too). Not sure how I should clean it, store it - anyone have experience with this? Can I wash it? Do I need to let it dry out somewhere? I damaged a couple of the bulbs in the digging process - nicked a clove or two - should I use those bulbs first?
Everyone should plant garlic! Nothing to it! I literally shoved some organic fresh garlic cloves in the ground in about 2 minutes in the fall and did nothing else beside start watering in the spring. I planted it around the perimeter of half of my raised bed so it wasn’t in the way of other crops. Who doesn’t love lots of fresh fragrant garlic!!!
My cucumbers are starting to produce - cucumber salad daily - delicious!
Don’t think you wash it. Leave it intact, store it as is, the usual cool, dark place concept. Some say to braid the strands (ever seen that?) Use the nicked first. You can preserve coves in oil or something, too. Or make lots of pesto, which freezes well.
I’ve got lots of zucchini coming. I did the thing where you pollinate, but I have seen bees around.
Does anyone know plants can survive losing all leaves? Deer apparently loves chinese delphiniums. They were blooming beautifully. Deer ate all the leaves and flowers. Just some stems are left about 6" tall. Can they survive that?
I wonder if you could trim them down and see if they will rejuvenate.
Don’t wash the garlic!
Ideally keep the long dead stalks on and drape it somewhere warm and dry. I used the underside spokes of my patio umbrella for the first two days. I brought it in at night or if it was rainy. Then I finished drying it by having the long stalks draped across the top of a box.
When it was completely dry, I cut off the extra roots, cut all but about 1" off the top and used a regular paint brush to brush off any dirt or excess stuff. That way, it will keep for months!
Enjoy! Garlic is easy as long as you get enough sun and it has enough room. I’ve grown it with not enough sun and it was very small. I’ve also tried growing it in pots and it didn’t form cloves. When you give it what it wants though, it’s very very easy and productive.
P.S. don’t braid your garlic until the leaves are completely dry or they could rot. You can’t braid hardneck varieties either.
Igloo, it depends on the plant. We had deer eat our houseplants that we left outside in the summer. They ate all the leaves of a hibiscus and the leaves came right back. Wait and see, I guess.
So, how’s the gardening season been? Here in the midwest in August I start thinking about planting some fall crops…
Currently enjoying picking some nice heirloom tomatoes and some of the sugar sweet little orange tomatoes. My cucumber is starting to wilt up after being VERY productive! Green beans were sort of a bust.
How does your garden grow??? 
My zucchini is biting the dust. I am getting more Japanese eggplant. Next year, though, I think I’ll switch the the regular. The J’s are on the mild side.
Today I did an end of August clean up in the garden. The tomatoes are still going strong. Still some peppers. Zinneas are blooming like crazy. I pulled out the spent cucumber vines, the rest of the best I had, dug up my first crop of potatoes and weeded. Then I went ahead and did some “fall” planting. Lettuce, an “early” beet, peas (again! we’ll see how they do in the fall!) and then in my felt bag that grew the potatoes, some faster growing carrots.
I really need to do something with all my basil. Last year I waited too long to process it into something and it turned yellow on me. On the to-do list this week after work!
Not ready to give up yet!
When I feel around in my potato bags, I don’t hit any potatoes. For the number of days to harvest, I’ve still got about 4 weeks to go. Hard to wait.
What I discovered about my basil (in small pots,) is it hates direct sun all day. I moved it where it only gets a cpl hours of late afternoon sun and it’s happy.
Mr is making me freeze all of the plums we picked today!! Aack!
Plums and Seattle people! I once went to a potluck dinner in Seattle. About half brought plums picked in their yard.
^^LOL about the plums!
I agree @lookingforward . My basil is also in an area that gets limited sun - it’s very happy but come September it usually starts to give out.
My tomatoes are doing great … for deer.
I talked to the head horticulturalist at our community garden - she thought maybe woodchucks were getting my/our tomatoes - I still think it’s deer because whatever it is they are not damaging the chicken wire to get their goods, just knocking over my garden sign each time!
We’ve had chipmunks crawling up the stakes and stalks of our cherry tomato plants and helping themselves to whatever they can carry away.
We’ve watched the squirrels drag tomatoes up into our tall oak trees. Sometimes they get to where the squirrel wants them to go. Sometimes you see the tomato drop. It’s amusing and totally annoying at the same time.
Fresh picked Seattle plums bring back good memories! First house my parents purchased had a large green plum tree in the yard. Down the road a-ways, a neighbor had a dwarf black plum tree with the sweetest fruit you ever tasted!
As for my own, ahem, bounty this summer…the first Celebrity tomato appeared in one of my container plants over the weekend. And I found a few green Habanero and Hungarian chilies. They should turn yellow in about a month or so. The Okra has a few small buds that have not yet flowered. Surprisingly, the seedling Cylindra Beets are growing well.