Comments on: Curing Garlic http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/curing-garlic/ Featuring Vegetable Gardening Tips, Organic Growing Techniques, and Unique Plants for the Backyard Gardener Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:33:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kenny Point http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/curing-garlic/#comment-189021 Kenny Point Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:50:48 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/curing-garlic/#comment-189021 Hi Larry, some garlic varieties ("softnecks") don't develop a scape at all and even the hardneck varieties may not develop a scape depending on the elevation and growing conditions that they are raised under. Sounds like you've gotten very good results with your garlic crop! Hi Larry, some garlic varieties (“softnecks”) don’t develop a scape at all and even the hardneck varieties may not develop a scape depending on the elevation and growing conditions that they are raised under. Sounds like you’ve gotten very good results with your garlic crop!

]]> By: Larry http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/curing-garlic/#comment-188732 Larry Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:11:43 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/curing-garlic/#comment-188732 A Question and a comment: In NW Iowa I planted 125 hardneck garlic last fall. My question is some of the garlic didn't develope a scape or seed pod. Those bulbs were actually (usually) larger than the others that did develope the scape. I planted bulbs from previous years crops. I enjoy broadcasting there small seed from the bulbs and giving the next years crop to friends. They are small but most people starting in the garlic craze don't go overboard anyway. It is a great way to make friends and get in best with the chefs at the local hospital. They don't use it at the hospital but take them home for their own useage. I have a hand chopper with three blades that I mince quite a lot of my garlic. I mix it with olive oil, press it into a ice cube tray with real small compartments and then freeze them. I remove them later and store in the freezer in a ziplock bag as long as you would like. I just grab a couple and throw them in the pan and cook. Also it makes a great friend getter for those who like garlic but don't grow them. It works for me....... Larry A Question and a comment: In NW Iowa I planted 125 hardneck garlic last fall. My question is some of the garlic didn’t develope a scape or seed pod. Those bulbs were actually (usually) larger than the others that did develope the scape. I planted bulbs from previous years crops. I enjoy broadcasting there small seed from the bulbs and giving the next years crop to friends. They are small but most people starting in the garlic craze don’t go overboard anyway. It is a great way to make friends and get in best with the chefs at the local hospital. They don’t use it at the hospital but take them home for their own useage.
I have a hand chopper with three blades that I mince quite a lot of my garlic. I mix it with olive oil, press it into a ice cube tray with real small compartments and then freeze them. I remove them later and store in the freezer in a ziplock bag as long as you would like. I just grab a couple and throw them in the pan and cook. Also it makes a great friend getter for those who like garlic but don’t grow them. It works for me……. Larry

]]> By: Kenny Point http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/curing-garlic/#comment-135492 Kenny Point Tue, 10 Aug 2010 02:01:43 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/curing-garlic/#comment-135492 Hi Sandra, the garlic with the split wrappers probably won't keep for too long so it's better to eat those first... yes, you can eat freshly dug garlic right from the garden. Hi Sandra, the garlic with the split wrappers probably won’t keep for too long so it’s better to eat those first… yes, you can eat freshly dug garlic right from the garden.

]]> By: Paul Conway http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/curing-garlic/#comment-134939 Paul Conway Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:47:57 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/curing-garlic/#comment-134939 I would use the bulbs that split open during the next couple of months and use the ones that didn't split open for storage. If the bulbs that split still look good by early October I plant these and I find they make fine garlic next year. Paul Conway, ALSC I would use the bulbs that split open during the next couple of months and use the ones that didn’t split open for storage. If the bulbs that split still look good by early October I plant these and I find they make fine garlic next year.

Paul Conway,

ALSC

]]> By: Sandra http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/curing-garlic/#comment-134848 Sandra Sun, 08 Aug 2010 02:05:46 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/curing-garlic/#comment-134848 Great website! I harvested my first small garlic crop today, and after shaking off the dirt have the bulbs resting in the garage to dry. I think I may have waited too long to harvest though, as a few of the bulbs are split open and there are no outer wrappers left (the leaves and stems are pretty much completely dry...). Can I still store these? or can I / should I use them up right away? (... I'm assuming that curing is only for preserving for longer-term storage, and that you can use up fresh stuff right out of the garden!). Thanks for your advice! Great website!
I harvested my first small garlic crop today, and after shaking off the dirt have the bulbs resting in the garage to dry. I think I may have waited too long to harvest though, as a few of the bulbs are split open and there are no outer wrappers left (the leaves and stems are pretty much completely dry…). Can I still store these? or can I / should I use them up right away? (… I’m assuming that curing is only for preserving for longer-term storage, and that you can use up fresh stuff right out of the garden!).
Thanks for your advice!

]]> By: Kenny Point http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/curing-garlic/#comment-134175 Kenny Point Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:30:10 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/curing-garlic/#comment-134175 Hi Kyrie, that's probably the worst thing that you could do to freshly harvested garlic bulbs... leave them laying in direct sunlight! They should be cured in a warm, dry, and shaded location. I don't know how quickly they will rot but seriously doubt that they will store for any length of time. I would try one to see how it taste and then figure out a way to process or prepare them that would allow you to use them before they go to waste. Hi Kyrie, that’s probably the worst thing that you could do to freshly harvested garlic bulbs… leave them laying in direct sunlight! They should be cured in a warm, dry, and shaded location. I don’t know how quickly they will rot but seriously doubt that they will store for any length of time. I would try one to see how it taste and then figure out a way to process or prepare them that would allow you to use them before they go to waste.

]]> By: Kyrie http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/curing-garlic/#comment-133893 Kyrie Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:19:57 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/curing-garlic/#comment-133893 Hi there, I'm located on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. This was my first year growing garlic. I planted hard and soft necked varieties, and the soft necks were ready about a week before the hard. I let them all lay out in the garden to cure, because the weather here is famously mild. I gathered all the soft necked bulbs today to braid, and to my utter dismay, they all appear slightly, well, roasted. (The hard neck garlic is fine). I feel foolish for leaving them out in the sun. I am wondering if there is anything I can do with the garlic now, before it rots. Any suggestions or is it a lost cause? Hi there,

I’m located on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. This was my first year growing garlic. I planted hard and soft necked varieties, and the soft necks were ready about a week before the hard. I let them all lay out in the garden to cure, because the weather here is famously mild. I gathered all the soft necked bulbs today to braid, and to my utter dismay, they all appear slightly, well, roasted. (The hard neck garlic is fine). I feel foolish for leaving them out in the sun. I am wondering if there is anything I can do with the garlic now, before it rots. Any suggestions or is it a lost cause?

]]> By: Kenny Point http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/curing-garlic/#comment-134170 Kenny Point Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:23:30 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/curing-garlic/#comment-134170 Burl, that shouldn't be a problem at all, my shallots and potato onions behave like that all the time and I still get a good harvest from them. Burl, that shouldn’t be a problem at all, my shallots and potato onions behave like that all the time and I still get a good harvest from them.

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