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Old 28-06-2015, 02:29 AM posted to rec.gardens.edible
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Default First garlic harvest

Gary Woods wrote:
Terry Coombs wrote:

Well , I got some now , how do I prep it for storage and store it


that's quick!


Keep the tops on, if your dirt is as sticky as mine, wash the bulbs with a
garden hose nozzle; spread out on a screen in the shade until dry to the
touch. Then tie up in bunches of 25 or so and hang up in the shade (my
shed has a bunch of nails in the rafters for this), and let cure for a few
weeks. Then trim and enjoy!



i did that last year and it was so much nicer than
what i'd been doing before (digging it up, laying it
out to dry and then cleaning the dirt off).

when do you take the roots off?

it's gonna be a while yet before ours is ready,
scapes are starting to plump up a little.


songbird