songbird writes:

Gary Woods wrote:

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!

when do you take the roots off?

After drying as above for a few weeks, I cut the tops down to about
12", tie in bundles and hang in the kitchen for use. I don't take the
roots off. Our soil pretty loose and friable, not sticky, so no wash
step is needed.

Do that about the same time I pick out the cloves for the next
planting, November here when it's getting cold and wet but not yet
freezing.


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Mike Spencer Nova Scotia, Canada