Today we nearly cleared the seedling table of the plants we started and purchased.
![Snipping off garlic scapes lets the garlic plant use all resources -- sun, soil nutrients, water -- for growing bigger garlic bulbs.](https://thegardenat485elm.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-25-SRA-picks-garlic-scapes.27-300x202.jpg)
Snipping off garlic scapes lets the garlic plant use all resources — sun, soil nutrients, water — for growing bigger garlic bulbs.
![Garlic scapes are delicious in salads, stir fries, and pesto. They also freeze well for a winter blast of summer flavor.](https://thegardenat485elm.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-25-Garlic-scapes.51-300x209.jpg)
Garlic scapes are delicious in salads, stir fries, and pesto. They also freeze well for a winter blast of summer flavor.
![New beds are prepped. In the background, tomato plants hung with string so they'll grow up on those metal trellises.](https://thegardenat485elm.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-25-CA-on-ladder-John-Jason-with-tools.38-300x227.jpg)
New beds are prepped. In the background, tomato plants hung with string so they’ll grow up on those metal trellises.