"pinch" bothers me, these are not suckers on tomatoes (which i used to cut with a knife now i do not) scapes are hard and need to be cut with a knife - you want a clean cut at an angle so water runs off. cut at 1 full curl and i do it early in the day on a day that is sunny so the cut will dry and scab over.
i cure my garlic 4 or 5 weeks. if i cut the stalk and it is moist i let them sit another week or 2.
i think garlic is way too mild after curing and it takes a few weeks for it to flavor up. initially last year i was disappointed but found they tasted much better after a few weeks.
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