Harvesting and curing GARLIC for LONG-TERM storage

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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[@18Bees]

I’m a first time garlic harvester. This helped me. Quick and easy to understand tutorial. Much appreciated.

[@wholefedhomestead]

Glad it was helpful!

[@hulleeseeya]

As long time gardener and a "new" garlic grower I really appreciated the knowledge and how well it was presented! thank you

[@falfield]

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.

[@garysorichetti2528]

good job

[@stevendreith4343]

Thanks for explaining the whole process concisely.

[@sharlenenovak3042]

This is so helpful!! Thank you! ❤ I made several mistakes last year. Now I clearly understand why and what to do this year.

[@wholefedhomestead]

So glad it was helpful!

[@seanvan6377]

Looks good

[@oceansoul3694]

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?

[@wholefedhomestead]

Thanks so much for your kind words! We don't fertilize, no. I heard the grasshoppers have been awful this year, ugh.

[@wesleypipesgaming19]

Extremely helpful! I'm on my first garlic harvest right now :) so far, so good!

[@patrickgragg5602]

I HUNG MINE WITH THE LEAVES UP,

[@jessicagonzalez1326]

Fantastic video, my bulbs are ready for storing and now I can do it like a pro! 😍

[@tompaulson4248]

Perfect video

[@CopperIslandHomestead]

Great timing! I hope to pull mine tomorrow 😊

[@lukasz3379]

Helped with all questions, thanks👍

[@MrCosmicharlie]

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.

[@wholefedhomestead]

Thanks for your kind words 💗

[@cindysplace]

Thank you for the information!

[@user-sp1gw8gz3o]

Great. Straight forward to the point

[@user-we7eh1lh2x]

This is my first year growing garlic and this was good to the point info...

[@nicolephillips9991]

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.

[@suelayne4066]

Thank you! Great video

[@celestemichon1038]

Thank you this will be my first garlic crop❤

[@michelleyeo6023]

Thank you!

[@WhatWeDoChannel]

That’s the way to do it!

[@RoquetSynce]

Great video! Thanks for sharing :)

[@maggieromage9113]

Excellent!! 🧄

[@wholefedhomestead]

Thank you! 😃

[@davewright1499]

thank you very informative cheers

[@NordicaTundra]

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😢

[@sumikomaser2610]

Your organization is goals! Thank you for all the helpful info!

[@kathyknox6423]

can you please do a clip on planting garlic?

[@wholefedhomestead]

I have a full video on planting garlic
th-cam.com/video/_IVKVwpeeZE/w-d-xo.html

[@brittany.chrisbrown2857]

What types of garlic do you grow? And a good recommendation on where to order to start a garlic rotation?

[@wholefedhomestead]

We grow quite a few but my favorite is Majestic. Most I got from a friend, sorry.

[@Susan-mo9mr]

Hi, thanks. question, do you ever use some of the leaves for cooking?

[@wholefedhomestead]

No, that would take energy away from the bulb to take the leaves.

[@payne7028]

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!!

[@wholefedhomestead]

Nope, no problems with mice, etc when storing.

[@pinecone_99]

How do you decide which ones are used for seed?

[@wholefedhomestead]

The biggest bulbs are saved for seed.

[@absolutemalmaute9592]

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?

[@payne7028]

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!! 🎉

[@4WorldPeace2]

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?

[@wholefedhomestead]

We never water- it typically rains here enough.

[@akarmenia1]

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.

[@wholefedhomestead]

That really depends on where you live but for me in Wisconsin we harvest early August.

[@NordicaTundra]

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.

[@TheJaxsonjack]

Howbto know "when" to harvest though?

[@wholefedhomestead]

I talk about that towards the beginning of the video. 😊

[@littleacreshomestead7758]

How many seeds do you plant for one year of consumption plus planting?

[@wholefedhomestead]

About 150, and we’re a 2 person household.

[@pilsplease7561]

I grow 800 use about 500 sell the rest.

[@1979utuber]

​@@pilsplease7561clearly no vampires around your house lol. no, it's healing. you should try fermented garlic or black garlic

[@rumpoh8039]

SPADE not SHOVEL

[@peterwhelan6144]

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 .

[@electricaltimelapsetest5713]

Shovel

[@fifitrixibelle9279]

Shovel in Australia not spade..

[@johnlogan5152]

Shovel, Spade . Tomato, Tomatoe WHATEVER ! 😂

[@marianprendeville3950]

Jees does it matter its the garlic that's the topic here

[@kerinewman6839]

Great video first time watching after I found you on Insta. Love your channel!! Thank you