Garlic Havest 2023

 

I harvested the garlic today. In this condition, it all weighs 20 pounds! I was particularly pleased because in October I planted 60 cloves and today I dug up exactly 60 bulbs.  In case you are not familiar with growing garlic, here is how I do it.  I plant individual cloves a few inches apart sometime in October, cover them with soil and a light mulch.  Then, the following year, when the bottom two leaves are brown, I dig it all up, let it dry on a covered porch, then I will cut off the leaves and keep the garlic bulbs in a bowl or basket in the kitchen.  Some of it I will ferment, so it will keep indefinitely in the refrigerator.