Harvesting and curing GARLIC for LONG-TERM storage
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- Harvesting and Curing GARLIC for LONG-TERM Storage
We grow and store a year’s worth of garlic- no root cellar needed! Here in my zone 4 Wisconsin climate, garlic is planted in fall and overwinters in the ground. We harvest it at the end of July, store it and eat it fresh all year until the following year’s harvest.
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I’m a first time garlic harvester. This helped me. Quick and easy to understand tutorial. Much appreciated.
Glad it was helpful!
I don't use CZcams much but I was upset because I thought I lost this video. This is our first year growing and harvesting garlic and this is the best video I have seen. Thanks so much.
Glad it was helpful!
As long time gardener and a "new" garlic grower I really appreciated the knowledge and how well it was presented! thank you
We always leave 4-6 inches on hardneck garlic. It seems to help them store longer.
heads up, you can grind the leaves and use them as powder garlic leaves. It's not as strong as the cloves so it will give you a light garlic taste. No doubt, you will taste the garlic. You can also eat them while they are still green. great for soups.
The green leaves or the dead ones?
@@amyheath8261 both. When you dry the leaves, they look dead. Once brown, nice and dry, grind them down with a grinder, I just finished doing some. They are a tad more fluffy than the garlic powder. The leaves are not as strong as the cloves but nonetheless, you will still taste the garlic, just not as potent which in some cases it’s good!
Make sure they are completely dry because even if a tiny bit moist it will not grind them to their smallest form. I made that mistake a couple days ago.
You can use the green leaves for fresh garlic flavor. You can cut them up, put them in a jar and shove them in the fridge. Won’t last as long as the dry powdered onces but you will have it really fresh, and you will taste it stronger than the powdered garlic leaves. Again, cloves are strongest for flavor! 😁
@@MrJaxparadizethank you. I just pulled up my garlic yesterday and was wondering if I could use the leaves. Once they’re fully dry I will!
@@amyheath8261 I will say that when they’re green, you can’t taste it really strong. Again, not as strong as the cloves but it’s a good competitor! 👍🏽
Thank you :)
A nice clear, fluent and pertinent commentary - congratulations on avoiding teenage-speak. I like - and am envious of - your drying arrangement. I wonder if Wisconsin has a less humid climate - here in Bristol, UK (40in annual rainfall, Zone 9b equivalent) it nearly always takes longer drying - after 2 weeks the outside layer will be papery, but the inner layers of the stem are still very juicy.
Helped with all questions, thanks👍
Great timing! I hope to pull mine tomorrow 😊
I watched several videos to learn about how to harvest my garlic. This video gave me the most useful and clearest information. Thank you!
Glad to hear, thank you!
Extremely helpful! I'm on my first garlic harvest right now :) so far, so good!
Thanks. Thumbs up and subscribed
Thank you this will be my first garlic crop❤
Thanks for explaining the whole process concisely.
Perfect video
Fantastic video, my bulbs are ready for storing and now I can do it like a pro! 😍
This is my first year growing garlic and this was good to the point info...
Thanks for sharing. I am planting garlic this fall and saved this video for next summer. I really appreciate the quick overview and the video showing everything.
Thank you!
I grew garlic for the first time this past year and really appreciate the detailed instructions on how to dry (and know when it's done - lol!). Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Very clear and to the point. Thank you
Great. Straight forward to the point
Excellent tutorial. Clear, concise, and exactly what I needed. Thank you! Earned a sub.
good job
Thank you! Great video
Thank you for the information!
Just noticed in the comment below my previous post that they use the ground leaves. I have never tried that as I don't generally remove the leaves while drying. The scapes however are excellent and definitely recommend using those in cooking.
Great video! Thanks for sharing :)
Thanks for the quick and concise video. Big help!
You're welcome!
Looks good
So informative! True to your style-you are so thorough when giving information. I wish I would have seen this before harvesting my garlic. I totally just pulled it out of the ground instead of digging it.
Thanks for your kind words 💗
great video. thank you.
Nice
This is so helpful!! Thank you! ❤ I made several mistakes last year. Now I clearly understand why and what to do this year.
So glad it was helpful!
This video was very helpful. Thank you.
I'm so glad!
That’s the way to do it!
thank you very informative cheers
Excellent!! 🧄
Thank you! 😃
I'm so glad I just found your channel! I'm in zone 5 eastern Colorado, this year the grasshopper plague has absolutely destroyed my garden, even in the greenhouse, it's all a disaster except for my garlic! I'm interested that you grow softneck as well as hardneck, here the softnecks just don't get enough something, sun or what I don't know. You channel is great and thank you for the great videography and growing guide! Do you fertilize your garlic?
Thanks so much for your kind words! We don't fertilize, no. I heard the grasshoppers have been awful this year, ugh.
for storage we use the legs cut from nylon stockings. Place about 6 heads and knot the stocking twice, add another 6 heads and follow the double knotting till you run out of room. the reason for the two knots between groups is that you can cut between the knots, and everything is still contained in the nylons. Works well to hang the garlic in a unheated storage area under the stairs.
In addition, at the end of their storage "life" when they are a bit dried and wrinkled, take the cloves, skin, cut up to a uniform size and dehydrate in a low oven or dehydrator. Use a blade type coffee grinder to find the dehydrated chips to your own garlic powder. Works great and nothing is thrown out.
Your organization is goals! Thank you for all the helpful info!
Great tutorial, very clear plus I saw many mistakes I've been making! I'm looking forward to a better stored crop now. I cut most of my scapes but missed a few. What are good curing practices and uses for the bulbils if not needed for planting? Thank you!
Glad it was helpful! 🥰
I haven't ever left scapes to get bulbils, so not sure on that.
It's hard to find a cool and dry spot to cure them in June in Va. I don't have a covered porch just a couple of sheds😢
I have 0 idea which type I stuck where, while planting, oops 😬.
What types of garlic do you grow? And a good recommendation on where to order to start a garlic rotation?
We grow quite a few but my favorite is Majestic. Most I got from a friend, sorry.
I HUNG MINE WITH THE LEAVES UP,
This is so simple! I think IL is zone 5. What do recommend for planting here? I’m new to gardening but I have large 72in raised cedar beds I made for this year. Did you hAbe special fertilizer or anything to keep pests off that is organic?
Im in zone 5 as well. Once the garlic is planted in the fall, I have had great success covering them with shredded dead leaves. We tried numerous coverings but for some reason the dead leaves are the garlics favorite winter blanket 😊 I may fertilize once in the late spring with any organic fertilizer you like. Not many pests go near garlic or onions, so if you can, you may want to companion plant as well knowing that!! Best of Luck!! 🎉
Hi, thanks. question, do you ever use some of the leaves for cooking?
No, that would take energy away from the bulb to take the leaves.
Closet in the house? Im wondering if they draw anyone in for snacking over winter? Great to see gardening tips from someone near our zone thanks!!
Nope, no problems with mice, etc when storing.
can you please do a clip on planting garlic?
I have a full video on planting garlic
czcams.com/video/_IVKVwpeeZE/video.html
What is your watering method, how many days per week do you water and what quantity of water (by the gallon) per 10' row of garlic planted 6" apart?
We never water- it typically rains here enough.
How do you get good air flow in a closet? Do you set a small fan in there?
For storage, it's more about just not having them closed up in something where they'll mold. This particular closet does have a slotted door, so there is air exchange.
How do you decide which ones are used for seed?
The biggest bulbs are saved for seed.
What time of year do the leaves normally start to die? I just pulled some that looked ready (it's May 30) and they had no bulbs at all.
That really depends on where you live but for me in Wisconsin we harvest early August.
I'm in zone 7b. Mountains of VA.
I start them beginning of Nov and I just harvested them yesterday June 8th when half the leaves were brown. I got medium sized hard neck bulbs.
Can you wash it after you harvest it just before drying it or is it like potatoes and needs to keep its protective layer?
No need to wash - keep it DRY
Definitely don't get it wet.
How many seeds do you plant for one year of consumption plus planting?
About 150, and we’re a 2 person household.
I grow 800 use about 500 sell the rest.
@@pilsplease7561clearly no vampires around your house lol. no, it's healing. you should try fermented garlic or black garlic
Howbto know "when" to harvest though?
I talk about that towards the beginning of the video. 😊
SPADE not SHOVEL
I must admit I don’t know the finer details in America , however, here in Australia , the implement he was digging the garlic up with would be called a shovel - a spade is normally a short handled “ shovel “ . If that is not the case in America , perhaps the lady is Australian .
Shovel
Shovel in Australia not spade..
Shovel, Spade . Tomato, Tomatoe WHATEVER ! 😂
Jees does it matter its the garlic that's the topic here
Great video first time watching after I found you on Insta. Love your channel!! Thank you