The first round were ready to be harvested about a week or two ago but we had quite a bit of rain so I needed to wait until things had dried out a bit. But as you an see from the photo the leaves and stalks had really started to die off ( the brown leaves in the photo) and this will make them hard to tie to my drying rack. The second round of garlic could have gone another week but it was just easier to harvest all the garlic at the same time. Because it had not gone so far the leaves are in better condition and will be easier to tie to my hanging frame.
None of the bulbs are huge but they all have quite a few cloves and if the past few years are anything to go by each clove will pack a punch so size will not matter that much. There are 36 bulbs in all so that should last a while.
I will leave them to dry for a few days then use a soft brush to brush off the dirt. Then I will use the stalks and leaves to tie the bulbs to my hanging frame. I can't wait to try them.
Did you grow garlic this year? How did yours go?
Could you do a post on the hanging racks, I want to see how you do it, mine is still drying, but I have to start to think about storage ideas.
ReplyDeleteHi Cheryl I will post it later this week, but you need to hang them before the tops are fully dry the way I do it or they just break off.
DeleteI don't think they went as good as yours! I thought it was plant on the shortest day and harvest on the longest? (so I thought I might have a bit longer for them to grow, but they are not looking very healthy at the moment) Maybe its time I dug them up and had a look. It was only garlic that had sprouted in the pantry!
ReplyDeleteLiz I find it is too short a season to plant them tat late in the year. I chill mine in the fridge for a week to make them think it is winter then plant them in early May. I will post later this week about my harvest this year.
DeleteThat looks like a good bunch of garlic. I had a go last planting garlic but got tiny little ones but the flavour was great. Regards Kathy A, Brisbane
ReplyDeleteEven little ones are better than big tasteless ones Kathy.
DeleteIm growing my first crop now. Cant wait to have them plaited and hanging just like a real country kitchen.
ReplyDeleteLet us know how you go Lynda.
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