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Pulling up garlic
Torg22
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in Fruit & veg
Hi,
It wont be long until the leaves on my garlic plants go yellow and it will be time to pull them up.
Can anyone tell me what the next stage would be re: drying/storage etc.. How long can you store garlic for anyway?
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I lifted mine last night as the bottom three leaves had crisped up,
decent sized bulbs, they're drying on a wire rack outside in the sun, after a couple of days the tops will be taken off leaving about 3 inches of stalk on the bulb.
hardneck garlic keeps for 3 months or so. I usually eat some 'green' and then pickle the rest. Softneck garlic keeps for 6 months or longer- as treehugger says, dry it in the sun for a few days, then trim the tops but not too short (I usually leave nearer 6 inches of stalk), then you can do a fancy french plait or just hang them up somewhere cool, dry and dark. Either type can be frozen, I think
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
Damn! I thought I could grow and store a years worth. Better start eating it faster then. I never know where to store anything, and lost a lot of onions last year. I don't have anywhere that doesnt bake when it gets hot.
Hi all
been off site a while however I am now back on the blog
My garlic is coming along nicely however I have planted the same garlic Solent White in October and March to see what return I get
Will post some pictures of garlic and other fruit and veg at the lottie during responses to members posts from now
Happy gardening as always