Rare vegetable --- Garlic scapes are not found in most grocery stores, but they grow in my garden every year for free. Today I harvested a small batch, and fried some chopped up in oil, to go with leftovers.

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[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Sadly don't have the right conditions for garlic to grow well, one day perhaps. That looks delicious. Reminds me of eating wild onions. Seems like they used to be everywhere but I haven't seen one in a while.

[–]In-the-clouds[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I'm surprised by your comment, that you do not have the right growing conditions for growing garlic. Where I am in Arkansas, it is probably the easiest plant to grow. They grow over the winter and are almost as easy as growing weeds. Sometimes they self-seed and grow outside of the garden in the hard ground, like those wild onions you mentioned. They do grow better in the garden beds, though.

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I only have an east facing patio with two overhanging trees. The light situation does not lend itself to many plants unfortunately. I do what I can. Peppers, some herbs. There's something that just feels right about growing things.

I get cloves sprouting all the time in the fridge, plant them, and they do well for a month or so before they die, and at best leave behind a marble sized garlic bulb.

[–]In-the-clouds[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I understand your situation better now: a patio with not as much sunlight as most plants want. When I had a patio, I was able to grow some cherry tomatoes in pots. I really wanted to have a garden with more space and sunlight, and I thank God he provided that for me. I pray that you will have better growing opportunities, if that is what you want.

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One day I will have a island compound with a vast garden, inshallah.