Garlic scapes

The garlic scapes are ready so I spent Saturday harvesting and processing them.

The main garlic bed this year had 100 or so heads so it took a bit to gather them all up. There are also lots of strays around the yard from bulbs and heads that went unharvested in past years. I'll collect these as I see them while weeding.

It was a good haul this year and most of my usual "can you take some?" people were like "nah, bro" so I just bulk processed most of them.

The dog was very interested in being poisoned, apparently. The garlic smell was overwhelming and I quickly went nose blind.

I ended up with about half a gallon of chopped scapes that I blanched, drained, and then froze. This will mostly be turned into pesto once the basil catches up in late August.

I also kept a few scapes for roasting this week and turn the blanch water into a garlic potato soup for lunch. Overall, a pretty fun morning.