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Old 03-07-2012, 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by George[_10_] View Post
For onions (and shallots?), I've read that you should "expose the upper 2/3 of the bulb after the stalks start to yellow." Assuming that's a good idea, does the same apply to garlic?
No. If you've seen fresh garlic, ie not semi-dried like most of it, for sale, you'll see what nice fresh garlic looks like.

My garlic is usually suprisingly deep underground, so it isn't practical either.