Hi there ! Enjoyed this video - My husband was a farmer in his 20s and early 30s He made a suggestion- He said to let you know to hang your garlic upside down- with the green stems hanging down- This helps to draw the moisture out of the bulbs.. he says that if you hang them with the bulb down, you’ll have moisture running down from their stems into the bulbs, thus causing a longer dry out time .. or cure .. he says they’ll eventually dry out either way- but wanted to make sure you know it’s helpful to hang them upside down. Loved your video!!
@@tmh3929 From what I understand, it will introduce the possibility of spoilage and will shorten the storage time. If you eat the stems, it might be a better idea to harvest those stems while the garlic is still in the ground, but I'd be careful not to harvest too many. That's just a guess though.
Cristen Jacobs thank you for the wonderful advice, and it makes so much sense! Kind of reminds me of another plant that they hang upside down after harvesting, lol.
My Father and I have planted the same garlic for over 50 years in PA. Plant in Sept or Oct about 2 inches deep. I use fertilizer about 3,4 inches deep. Occasionally weed in spring and harvest in July. Let dry out away from rain for a week or two. Save some for next year in a dry pretty dark place. It is extremely hardy and grows almost anywhere.
Plant in November, harvest in June when half the leaves are brown. Dig them up, don't pull by the leaves. Hang them separated and out of direct sunlight.
This is awesome. I have my first ever 18 garlic plants going. They look good and had absolutely no idea that I needed to take these few additional steps to dry it and store it. Thank you for making such a clear and simple video!
Great tips. I live in northern Ontario where winter temps routinely reach -30 to -40 F. I plant my bulbs on 6 to 7 inch squares and 6 inches deep in late October just before the ground freezes. When the 4 to 5 feet of snow melts in late April or early May, the green tips are already showing through the ground. I cut the stapes off when they are curled, dip them in thousand island dressing and cook on low heat on the bbq. I don't get fancy with mesh gates but I do tie them up in bunches and hang in the wood shed to dry for a couple weeks. After saving the best cloves to plant again, the rest are divided and put in the freezer to use all year. Some are thawed and de-skinned in the fall when I make my sausages from moose, bear or beaver and they are just as good as fresh cloves.
@@erinisme633 Moose is similar to beef without any fat on it, but fuller flavor. They are poor steaks (no marbling) but great roasts, stew, burger and sausage (with pork or bear, meat & fat from both). An adult moose will give 400 to 500 pounds of meat, boned out or 600+ with bones in. Bear is like dark pork in texture and flavor. Render the fat for lard for pie crusts or in sausage. Again, great stew, roasts and burger. Makes the absolute best lasagna. Steaks are so-so. Beaver is real dark and always tender. It has 5 times the protein of beef. Makes great roasts and stews.
Frozen garlic? Maybe up North of the 49th, but down here in Oklahoma, I don't have the freezer space for garlic. lol If I have any "extra", I'm making my own garlic powder this year! It looks like I'm in for a great harvest for my first growing garlic experience. I've gardened off and on all my life, but now, that it may become a matter of life (or death), I'm growing a lot of things I've never grown before and have even learned to pressure can meats this Spring! It came in very handy for raising two dozen meat chicks and they are AMAZING canned! I was even able to can some deer we had left over from last season, saving it from freezer burn! I love my All-American. I just wish I could afford more mason jars now! LOL I've got to scavenge my barn loft for random boxes of jars before the garden realllllly puts me in the kitchen with the jiggler a'jigglin'.
Mix the greens of the plants with (himalaya) salt in a kitchen machine to a green paste. Put the resulting green paste on a silk screen in a food drier.| When the resulting crusts are completely dry, grind them to powder. I guarantee, you will have need for more of this garlic salt.
Nice, helpful. I like garlic for many reasons: I underplant my roses and other sensitive / fruiting plants with garlic, helps to keep insect pests & fungal infections at bay. Its a natural antiseptic, eat loads & wound heal better & quicker, as eaten by the resistance forces during WW2, and applied as a mash directly onto wounds (painful). Its good for reducing blood pressure, and improving your complexion. It grows ANYWHERE, so it goes into any little space in my garden, is fully hardy, and no pests attack it (not in my garden anyway). Young garlic is mild, can be used in many ways in cooking, or chopped into salads - as long as your spouse / partner likes it too. Oh and it stops the cat from using newly dug beds for his toilet.
@@theondebray I'm going to try your advice too, thank you! I've got a poorly peach tree that may benefit from garlic co planting, which never even crossed my mind.
I have watched so many garlic harvesting videos before This one. FINALLY - I am no longer confused. It's 3 weeks to Spring, so I've found this video just in time!
Hello I just harvested mine in zone 9-10 and one had multiple layers of garlic 🧄 growing like teeth and the other had a thin casing. Is it ok to not dry them out since I started eating them right away and frequently with my meals they taste strong like chili’s 🌶 and stored the rest in the fridge? Thanks so much 🙏
This is the best explanation I’ve see so far. Makes sense why my garlic got moldy or brown marks. I waited to long to harvest. I didn’t know either, that’s why the bulbs separate. Thank you. I also kept telling my husband they need more air between the bunches.
I’m listening to your video with earbuds on every time a fly flew by your mic. I think it’s landing on my ear and I keep on shaking my head. It gets me every time watching your video!😂😂😂
We have so much garlic that we put it in piles. I spreads easily with those nodes on the main bulb. We harvest it whenever we want, early or late. When taken early some of the stalk can be used as one would a leek.
I hang my garlic in my greenhouse. I roll shade cloth over top of the greenhouse, then put the tops through the shelves(no empty as plants in the main garden by now) with the bulbs on top of the racks root up. This allows the bulb to dry down faster. It’s warm but shaded. I grow around 150 bulbs every year from several different varieties. If you’re growing hardneck, harvest bulbs 3-4 weeks after you harvest the scapes( flower-bud stems.)
Thanks for the tip! It's my first time growing garlic and I noticed the scapes which I didn't know what they were until I searched it up 10 minuted ago.
I really love the green part of the garlic it's lot stronger and I grow coriander and to me these 2 are a jam and I use the 2 greens in lots of recipes and dressing and really the grean use little and it has strong flavors the the peace of the garlic it self
good info. i never knew much about growing garlic and last year i planted a few between my tomatoes because i had heard they help ward off certain pests. well after the heat of summer got going the green tops died off and i pulled a few out of the ground. i thought that was the end of it but come fall's cooler temps and they started growing again. they stayed green all winter and i just dug them up last week. not many and kind of small but this fall i plan to have an area dedicated to just garlic. i knew nothing about curing them but now i do and will use this knowledge next year but this year i did not have enough to worry about storage or anything. i ate one small clove earlier and noticed it much hotter than store bough garlic. in fact it burned my lips like a good hot pepper would. maybe it was because it was fresh but it did have some heat. thanks for the video as i learned something here.
Hi again and thanks for the simple instructions. Looking forward to harvesting my first time crop of garlic in the next few weeks. Can't hardly wait. Jesus bless.
You're welcome! Curing is required if you want a long storage life. If you plan to use them fresh, it isn't necessary. So when you're ready to harvest, you can use a bulb right away and cure the rest. :)
Thanks for the short and to the point video, will be harvesting my garlic next week. Had a good crop (30 or so plants), was going to cure them in the hot house (lots of sunshine), now will move them to the shed/workshop.
Thanks so much for your information. Am ready to harvest my crop of garlic, now I know when to do it. Great info! I’m in western Queensland, Australia.
Dear Jill.I thank you very much for this enjoyable and highly interesting and informative demonstation.l learned a lot,and really do appreciate this very well presented doc.kind regards
You don't have to wait for the first leaves to die if you're going to use the bulb right away. Also far earlier, you can use the stem instead of the bulb as a fresh and mild garlic addition to your dishes. As for the entire plant going dry: that's fine too as long as the outside layers around the cloves are in tact, which is most of the time. Last but not least, if you need to dig out your garlic, your soil hasn't been made loose enough before planting, or you've got clay that dried up a bit, clay however is not the best soil type for garlic. I've consistently been able to pull out my garlic by the stem with no issues.
I appreciate your comment ... As a Garlic farmer, this is what I know... As we all know, there is a proper time to harvest Garlic for full maturity.... yes, you can harvest garlic anytime before that at any stage... most know that, using it as like a green onion, the whole plant and leaves like a scallion for soups, quiches etc. As for the entire plant going dry.... if that happens "in ground", you "will" have splitting of the bulb making storage life short. That is why you harvest 21 days after scape cutting for a reason, to make sure bulb doesn't split at harvest time. Depending on where you are at and your soil condition and weather conditions in their growing season.... No matter how lose your soil was at planting, quite often the soil will compact around a garlic as the garlic is holding on to the soil to be able to gather nutrients for it's growth. Garlic will always require a slight tug to get out no matter if your soil doesn't have clay in it... it is normal. The problem with pulling the garlic by hand which most people do incorrectly (you should always dig them out), or you will break some of the roots by doing so... By tugging them out, you break some of the roots introducing spores and disease into the bulb at the bottom where the roots attach to the bulb when drying. Hence, you can end up with rot or mildew introduced there as they dry and willl see that as a result on some of your bulbs. For this reason is why you should dig them out to keep all roots intact to prevent the potential of spoiling your bulb as a result when seen after curing at times when you are trimming the roots off. Most Garlic farmers like me, would definitely dig them out to save their crop and product for proper preservation to sell. Farmer's never take the chance of disease to enter their product with such a practice. There are reasons why you should harvest a certain way, that is why research is important to know why these practices are suggested to help us in the garden or farm. As for softneck varieties, as well as Turbans (who rarely grow scapes), these garlic varieties won't give you scapes and you should keep almost all of the leaves intact for braiding to store. You can harvest them early if you want like any other garlic for fresh use of course like any other garlic. Hope this helps... Kind Regards
Nice video. I've done a lot of growing and this year I am trying garlic for the first time since I do most of the cooking for my family and use quite a bit of garlic. Also trying to get my wife into growing vegetables. I used the refrigerator method to create a false winter and when I planted them in mid april they took off...I was pleasantly surprised.
I am cooking a lot with garlic and olive oil. I lake to add Jalapeno and Serrano Chilies, too. Add some diced potatoes, diced celery,dices Poblano or Bell peppers, chopped green onions, onion salt, garlic salt cayenne pepper and basil. Maybe some squash - whatever you have in the fridge. You can even add some eggs. Good stuff.
I've also read that, once you've decided it's close to harvest time, stop watering them for about a week. I think the main reasons are that it makes it easy to pull them out and also makes them better suited to storage. No expert, by any stretch, just what I've read.
Yes, on the opposite northern corner of the country, that's about what I expect, also, from fall-planted. Perhaps it's just the red variety that I grow, but I also can't depend just on the lower leaves getting brown--I would be harvesting very immature garlic every year. I am getting scape development around that time, which get trimmed off and used, and then it's about another month or so before the plant shows signs of die-down and it's ready.
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Elvira Schuldt yes my husband went to cut the scapes for me and he came back with all the leaves too !!! Don’t think I’ll have any to harvest now but have left the bulbs in the ground for now.
@@maryclemens9214 All 37 plants took hold. I am checking when to harvest. Looks like the end of June. It gives you a good feeling when you plant something in the fall, knowing it is your first planting for the next spring!
@@kevinw9073 ~If growing garlic further up north and also planting the Hardneck garlic variety in mid-October or in the first part of November then you may want to "harvest later than June", rather in July to about August 1st. instead.
Actually, I'm in Arkansas, and we get lots of rain in the spring. That's why I only grow garlic in raised beds. The rest of my garden is underwater (only a slight exaggeration -- sometimes it literally is) during the time the garlic is growing.
Heres the story of how i became a farmer One day i found garlic in our fridge that is growing and never been touched so i took he garlic planted it uder soil and after5 months i was surprised it was actually growing so i knew i could grow more plant and now i have alot plants loke onions carrots potatos orange and garlic
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First time growing garlic. Planted at the end of sept. [ Pacific North West ] They all sprouted quickly, but did not begin to grow vigorously until March. Was wondering when to harvest them? Now I know. Soon as they are now looking like the ones shown in your video. Thanks for the tip.
Sounds like some good tips however I would think harvesting on a day right after a heavy rain would be easiest because the soil would be more loose and make it easier to pull up the bulbs without having to dig through compacted soil with your trowel as much.
Yes I agree; digging after a rain is much more preferable to digging when the soil is bone-dry. However, I found it best for the soil to be moist but not wet. My soil has a high concentration of clay, so when it's really wet, it's hard to get a "clean" harvest. (I don't mean clean by no dirt, but when mud dries it gets caked on the bulb more and that's not good during the curing process.)
well when i grow my garlic i always cut the tops when thier are about 8'' high, i cook them and at the same time the bulb will grow biger, now i do this about 2 or 3 time before i harvest it,
Thank you so much Jill! I have just started gardening a few years back and can't wait for the next one to come and the next and....well you get the idea LOL I am also trying to start the garlic inside to see how it goes, but if it needs that winter cycle, I guess it's outside this year LOL
Hi there ! Enjoyed this video -
My husband was a farmer in his 20s and early 30s
He made a suggestion-
He said to let you know to hang your garlic upside down- with the green stems hanging down-
This helps to draw the moisture out of the bulbs.. he says that if you hang them with the bulb down, you’ll have moisture running down from their stems into the bulbs, thus causing a longer dry out time .. or cure ..
he says they’ll eventually dry out either way- but wanted to make sure you know it’s helpful to hang them upside down.
Loved your video!!
I agree with you. Also, Why cannot we cut the stem and let the bulb to dry ? I think we can eat the stems too then. Do you have any idea?
Awww that was so sweet of your hubby. Blessings
Great idea! I'll have to try that next year. (I just finished curing mine for this season.) Thanks for sharing.
@@tmh3929 From what I understand, it will introduce the possibility of spoilage and will shorten the storage time. If you eat the stems, it might be a better idea to harvest those stems while the garlic is still in the ground, but I'd be careful not to harvest too many. That's just a guess though.
Cristen Jacobs thank you for the wonderful advice, and it makes so much sense! Kind of reminds me of another plant that they hang upside down after harvesting, lol.
This the the clearest, most concise garlic-related video I've seen. Thank you!
My Father and I have planted the same garlic for over 50 years in PA. Plant in Sept or Oct about 2 inches deep. I use fertilizer about 3,4 inches deep. Occasionally weed in spring and harvest in July. Let dry out away from rain for a week or two. Save some for next year in a dry pretty dark place. It is extremely hardy and grows almost anywhere.
Will do that when mine are ready to come out. Thank you. 🙂
What type garlic is best to grow? I'm in New Jersey outside Philadelphia.
@@rogermichna718 Thank you!
Not true they grow fine from the store
Plant in November, harvest in June when half the leaves are brown. Dig them up, don't pull by the leaves. Hang them separated and out of direct sunlight.
Plant about 3 to 7 days after a full moon.
I planted some today will they still be ok?
@@jacobortwine7063 probably a but early, but let us know what happens.
@@jacobortwine7063 What country are you in?
Plant in October
This is awesome. I have my first ever 18 garlic plants going. They look good and had absolutely no idea that I needed to take these few additional steps to dry it and store it. Thank you for making such a clear and simple video!
Great tips. I live in northern Ontario where winter temps routinely reach -30 to -40 F. I plant my bulbs on 6 to 7 inch squares and 6 inches deep in late October just before the ground freezes. When the 4 to 5 feet of snow melts in late April or early May, the green tips are already showing through the ground. I cut the stapes off when they are curled, dip them in thousand island dressing and cook on low heat on the bbq. I don't get fancy with mesh gates but I do tie them up in bunches and hang in the wood shed to dry for a couple weeks. After saving the best cloves to plant again, the rest are divided and put in the freezer to use all year. Some are thawed and de-skinned in the fall when I make my sausages from moose, bear or beaver and they are just as good as fresh cloves.
That sounds amazing! What the heck do moose and bear even taste like though?
@@erinisme633 Moose is similar to beef without any fat on it, but fuller flavor. They are poor steaks (no marbling) but great roasts, stew, burger and sausage (with pork or bear, meat & fat from both). An adult moose will give 400 to 500 pounds of meat, boned out or 600+ with bones in. Bear is like dark pork in texture and flavor. Render the fat for lard for pie crusts or in sausage. Again, great stew, roasts and burger. Makes the absolute best lasagna. Steaks are so-so. Beaver is real dark and always tender. It has 5 times the protein of beef. Makes great roasts and stews.
Frozen garlic?
Maybe up North of the 49th, but down here in Oklahoma, I don't have the freezer space for garlic. lol If I have any "extra", I'm making my own garlic powder this year! It looks like I'm in for a great harvest for my first growing garlic experience. I've gardened off and on all my life, but now, that it may become a matter of life (or death), I'm growing a lot of things I've never grown before and have even learned to pressure can meats this Spring! It came in very handy for raising two dozen meat chicks and they are AMAZING canned! I was even able to can some deer we had left over from last season, saving it from freezer burn!
I love my All-American. I just wish I could afford more mason jars now! LOL
I've got to scavenge my barn loft for random boxes of jars before the garden realllllly puts me in the kitchen with the jiggler a'jigglin'.
Beaver sausage???
Ooh great idea about freezing!!!! This is my first year growing garlic and I'm so in love!!!!
Mix the greens of the plants with (himalaya) salt in a kitchen machine to a green paste.
Put the resulting green paste on a silk screen in a food drier.|
When the resulting crusts are completely dry, grind them to powder.
I guarantee, you will have need for more of this garlic salt.
Ty
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Nice, helpful. I like garlic for many reasons: I underplant my roses and other sensitive / fruiting plants with garlic, helps to keep insect pests & fungal infections at bay. Its a natural antiseptic, eat loads & wound heal better & quicker, as eaten by the resistance forces during WW2, and applied as a mash directly onto wounds (painful). Its good for reducing blood pressure, and improving your complexion. It grows ANYWHERE, so it goes into any little space in my garden, is fully hardy, and no pests attack it (not in my garden anyway). Young garlic is mild, can be used in many ways in cooking, or chopped into salads - as long as your spouse / partner likes it too. Oh and it stops the cat from using newly dug beds for his toilet.
Short, simple and comprehensive. Just what I was looking for! Thanks
@@stacylynn4414 look
I think my next door neighbour's cat is not normal. It likes to sun bake on my garlic stalks that it has freshly crushed flat.
@@davespanksalot8413 🤣🤣
@@theondebray I'm going to try your advice too, thank you! I've got a poorly peach tree that may benefit from garlic co planting, which never even crossed my mind.
Thank you, Jill!
I waited too long, but only one or two garlic heads had separated cloves. All of your information is extremely useful. 🙏👍
Everything I need to know in 5 minutes. Thank you.
I have watched so many garlic harvesting videos before This one. FINALLY - I am no longer confused. It's 3 weeks to Spring, so I've found this video just in time!
Good luck with your harvest!!
Hello I just harvested mine in zone 9-10 and one had multiple layers of garlic 🧄 growing like teeth and the other had a thin casing. Is it ok to not dry them out since I started eating them right away and frequently with my meals they taste strong like chili’s 🌶 and stored the rest in the fridge? Thanks so much 🙏
I would like to see a video from your land when y’all have the full garlic plantation 🙏💕
This is the best explanation I’ve see so far. Makes sense why my garlic got moldy or brown marks. I waited to long to harvest. I didn’t know either, that’s why the bulbs separate. Thank you. I also kept telling my husband they need more air between the bunches.
I'm growing garlic for the 1st time ever n it's so huge!!! Now, I enjoyed your tips, I will be checking later when I get off work
I used an old chainlink fence gate to cure my garlic this year. Put it in a covered outside stairwell. Worked like a charm. Thank you!
Thank you for answering my question on when to harvest garlic. Very well presented.
I’m listening to your video with earbuds on every time a fly flew by your mic. I think it’s landing on my ear and I keep on shaking my head. It gets me every time watching your video!😂😂😂
haha me too!!😂
We have so much garlic that we put it in piles. I spreads easily with those nodes on the main bulb. We harvest it whenever we want, early or late. When taken early some of the stalk can be used as one would a leek.
Ty
Thanks.... I've had a garden quite often; but, this year will be my first time trying to grow garlic 🧄🙂🧄
Mom used to sautee garlic greens with shrimp & it was so fantastic!! Not ez to find them garlic greens.
I hang my garlic in my greenhouse. I roll shade cloth over top of the greenhouse, then put the tops through the shelves(no empty as plants in the main garden by now) with the bulbs on top of the racks root up. This allows the bulb to dry down faster. It’s warm but shaded. I grow around 150 bulbs every year from several different varieties.
If you’re growing hardneck, harvest bulbs 3-4 weeks after you harvest the scapes( flower-bud stems.)
Thanks for the tip! It's my first time growing garlic and I noticed the scapes which I didn't know what they were until I searched it up 10 minuted ago.
Thanks for the tips! I’m a newbie gardener so this was very helpful 💕
Best video tutorial for harvesting and storing garlic....thank you!
Garlic is great! Easy to grow, tasty to eat. Happy gardening to you all.
Watching your video on your suggestions about harvesting garlics today July 19th 2022 in Pittsburgh, PA, and I still find it very useful. Thank you
I really love the green part of the garlic it's lot stronger and I grow coriander and to me these 2 are a jam and I use the 2 greens in lots of recipes and dressing and really the grean use little and it has strong flavors the the peace of the garlic it self
good info.
i never knew much about growing garlic and last year i planted a few between my tomatoes because i had heard they help ward off certain pests. well after the heat of summer got going the green tops died off and i pulled a few out of the ground. i thought that was the end of it but come fall's cooler temps and they started growing again. they stayed green all winter and i just dug them up last week.
not many and kind of small but this fall i plan to have an area dedicated to just garlic.
i knew nothing about curing them but now i do and will use this knowledge next year but this year i did not have enough to worry about storage or anything. i ate one small clove earlier and noticed it much hotter than store bough garlic. in fact it burned my lips like a good hot pepper would. maybe it was because it was fresh but it did have some heat.
thanks for the video as i learned something here.
Thanks for the to the point instructions! Looking forward to harvesting mine in another week or so! (Nova Scotia )
Hi again and thanks for the simple instructions. Looking forward to harvesting my first time crop of garlic in the next few weeks. Can't hardly wait. Jesus bless.
Thank you for this video. I just tried to grow garlic this year and they are doing well but I had no idea they needed curing! Glad I watched this!
You're welcome! Curing is required if you want a long storage life. If you plan to use them fresh, it isn't necessary. So when you're ready to harvest, you can use a bulb right away and cure the rest. :)
Hi! I found giving them some Shoulder Room results in Bigger Garlic! 💚
Thanks for the short and to the point video, will be harvesting my garlic next week. Had a good crop (30 or so plants), was going to cure them in the hot house (lots of sunshine), now will move them to the shed/workshop.
Thanks so much for your information. Am ready to harvest my crop of garlic, now I know when to do it. Great info!
I’m in western Queensland, Australia.
In Australia times are different.
Dear Jill.I thank you very much for this enjoyable and highly interesting and informative demonstation.l learned a lot,and really do appreciate this very well presented doc.kind regards
Thanks mate for the tips... I'm still a rookie when it comes to gardening...
very helpful knowledge, it is worth its weight in cloves!!!
Great video! I planted some for the first time last November. I am excited about harvesting them in a couple of months.
I always leave one or two scapes on the garlic and when they stand up straight, then it's ready to harvest
This is my go to garlic video. Exceptional!
Thank you!
Never tried garlic until this year. I'm trying to add new things each year. Thanks for the info, looks good
Idk where you’ve been all your life
@@Ant_Man211 Pretty sure he means he never tried GROWING garlic not that he's never eaten it.
Those tips were very helpful to me this my first time doin the garlic so I’m really new at this thank u very much mommaabi
You don't have to wait for the first leaves to die if you're going to use the bulb right away. Also far earlier, you can use the stem instead of the bulb as a fresh and mild garlic addition to your dishes.
As for the entire plant going dry: that's fine too as long as the outside layers around the cloves are in tact, which is most of the time.
Last but not least, if you need to dig out your garlic, your soil hasn't been made loose enough before planting, or you've got clay that dried up a bit, clay however is not the best soil type for garlic. I've consistently been able to pull out my garlic by the stem with no issues.
I appreciate your comment ...
As a Garlic farmer, this is what I know...
As we all know, there is a proper time to harvest Garlic for full maturity.... yes, you can harvest garlic anytime before that at any stage... most know that, using it as like a green onion, the whole plant and leaves like a scallion for soups, quiches etc.
As for the entire plant going dry.... if that happens "in ground", you "will" have splitting of the bulb making storage life short. That is why you harvest 21 days after scape cutting for a reason, to make sure bulb doesn't split at harvest time.
Depending on where you are at and your soil condition and weather conditions in their growing season.... No matter how lose your soil was at planting, quite often the soil will compact around a garlic as the garlic is holding on to the soil to be able to gather nutrients for it's growth. Garlic will always require a slight tug to get out no matter if your soil doesn't have clay in it... it is normal.
The problem with pulling the garlic by hand which most people do incorrectly (you should always dig them out), or you will break some of the roots by doing so... By tugging them out, you break some of the roots introducing spores and disease into the bulb at the bottom where the roots attach to the bulb when drying. Hence, you can end up with rot or mildew introduced there as they dry and willl see that as a result on some of your bulbs. For this reason is why you should dig them out to keep all roots intact to prevent the potential of spoiling your bulb as a result when seen after curing at times when you are trimming the roots off.
Most Garlic farmers like me, would definitely dig them out to save their crop and product for proper preservation to sell. Farmer's never take the chance of disease to enter their product with such a practice. There are reasons why you should harvest a certain way, that is why research is important to know why these practices are suggested to help us in the garden or farm.
As for softneck varieties, as well as Turbans (who rarely grow scapes), these garlic varieties won't give you scapes and you should keep almost all of the leaves intact for braiding to store. You can harvest them early if you want like any other garlic for fresh use of course like any other garlic.
Hope this helps...
Kind Regards
Wow really big and nice garlic cloves ~!
Nice video. I've done a lot of growing and this year I am trying garlic for the first time since I do most of the cooking for my family and use quite a bit of garlic. Also trying to get my wife into growing vegetables. I used the refrigerator method to create a false winter and when I planted them in mid april they took off...I was pleasantly surprised.
.I love this information as I would like to plant some garlic
Thanks for this! Just what I was looking for...I gotta go harvest my garlic now!
A great explanation! Answered all my questions.
That answered a lot of my questions Great video.
Dont forget to harvest the scapes. Ooh so yummy!
I am cooking a lot with garlic and olive oil. I lake to add Jalapeno and Serrano Chilies, too. Add some diced potatoes, diced celery,dices Poblano or Bell peppers, chopped green onions, onion salt, garlic salt cayenne pepper and basil. Maybe some squash - whatever you have in the fridge. You can even add some eggs. Good stuff.
Keep everything simple and make life easy on your self. Make it a great day.
Beautiful video, very informative, have now learnt how to harvest & cure garlicks.
hay, Jill .. thanks for sharing. my high appreciation from Praya, Lombok Tengah, NTB, Indonesia.
That is FANTASTIC! I’ve been trying to grow garlic...from those cloves that start on their own.
Well done young lady. I plant my garlic in the fall, enjoy the scapes but have waited too long to harvest. Thank you for the tips.
Really informative and you explain it quickly! Thank u
LOVE garlic! I plant about 75 plants every year!
Great tips will attempt to plant garlic for the first time, thanks so much for the tips !
brilliant jill
Very beautiful garlic patch. And interesting talk. I learned slot. Maybe someday I will grow a garlic myself.
I've also read that, once you've decided it's close to harvest time, stop watering them for about a week. I think the main reasons are that it makes it easy to pull them out and also makes them better suited to storage. No expert, by any stretch, just what I've read.
I like your presentation style, not too much fluffy stuff. I will look forward to more suggestions. Hi from Oz!
Thank you so much for explaining. I did plant some but I didnt know these very important details you brought out. Bless you
Fabulous explanation 👌 Jill. 👍🙏
In southern Vermont we harvest the second week of July
Yes, on the opposite northern corner of the country, that's about what I expect, also, from fall-planted. Perhaps it's just the red variety that I grow, but I also can't depend just on the lower leaves getting brown--I would be harvesting very immature garlic every year. I am getting scape development around that time, which get trimmed off and used, and then it's about another month or so before the plant shows signs of die-down and it's ready.
Great to know for the Garden tips. I have gathered lots. Thanks!
Thank you for so much useful information and straight to the point. I now can harvest my garlic in the next few weeks 👍
I really enjoy learning about garlic
My first attempt! I never thought I could do this. BEST from our own garden.
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Hi miss it so amazing that you have been done very well done, I'm Indian
those stems are really good for stir fry.
Elvira Schuldt yes my husband went to cut the scapes for me and he came back with all the leaves too !!! Don’t think I’ll have any to harvest now but have left the bulbs in the ground for now.
very cool!
Great explanation of why the cloves are separate with later harvesting.
now i know when to harvest my garlic.thanks for the info jill.
that curing fence is such a great idea
Very good. I just planted my first crop of garlic this week (Oct). I am looing forward to my results next June!
So how did it turn out??
@@maryclemens9214 All 37 plants took hold. I am checking when to harvest. Looks like the end of June. It gives you a good feeling when you plant something in the fall, knowing it is your first planting for the next spring!
@@kevinw9073 that is so cool!! Thanks for letting me know. Now... waiting for October.
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~If growing garlic further up north and also planting the Hardneck garlic variety in mid-October or in the first part of November then you may want to "harvest later than June", rather in July to about August 1st. instead.
Thanks for the quick and concise info. The chain-linked fence idea is pretty clever. :)
That was a big help. Thanks.
Nice video and be blessed. I have planted some garlic and I am located in northern Tanzania.
beautifully presented ma'am
You must not get much rain. In the south, we get tons of rain. Great video. Thank you.
Actually, I'm in Arkansas, and we get lots of rain in the spring. That's why I only grow garlic in raised beds. The rest of my garden is underwater (only a slight exaggeration -- sometimes it literally is) during the time the garlic is growing.
Heres the story of how i became a farmer
One day i found garlic in our fridge that is growing and never been touched so i took he garlic planted it uder soil and after5 months i was surprised it was actually growing so i knew i could grow more plant and now i have alot plants loke onions carrots potatos orange and garlic
great inf. think I can cure it like onions on a drying rack.
Medellin, Colombia
SOUTH AMERICA
6/20/2023
What a beautiful and pleasant young lady ☺ She explained the process in a clear manner and answered my questions in the process. I subscribed! Thanks so much and have a great day! 😊
thanks so much for the nice tips. Jill
clear and informative, and i enjoy the tip for using your fence to let them cure. thank you!
That was really useful, thank-you.
Thanks so much for sharing! Can’t wait to see more of your videos!!
so very interesting! Thank you!
First time growing garlic. Planted at the end of sept. [ Pacific North West ] They all sprouted quickly, but did not begin to grow vigorously until March. Was wondering when to harvest them? Now I know. Soon as they are now looking like the ones shown in your video. Thanks for the tip.
In the PNW you may not harvest until July. If you planted hardneck in particular, they take longer.
Thank you so much hun … but please show me how to start planting garlic ….. luv ya
This video will show you how to plant garlic: th-cam.com/video/DTE9NKGd7rQ/w-d-xo.html
Growing for the first time this year, will put in my garden shed once harvested.
Thank you so much for the video. This is very informative.
Thanks. We didn’t know the best time to harvest garlic
Just what I needed to know! Thanks Jill you rock!
Ditto
wow! I've been a long time subscriber to your podcast and have just found your TH-cam Channel! Great video!
Thank you for this video. Now I know how to harvest and cure my garlic. Succinct and to the point.
Sounds like some good tips however I would think harvesting on a day right after a heavy rain would be easiest because the soil would be more loose and make it easier to pull up the bulbs without having to dig through compacted soil with your trowel as much.
Yes I agree; digging after a rain is much more preferable to digging when the soil is bone-dry. However, I found it best for the soil to be moist but not wet. My soil has a high concentration of clay, so when it's really wet, it's hard to get a "clean" harvest. (I don't mean clean by no dirt, but when mud dries it gets caked on the bulb more and that's not good during the curing process.)
I understand harvesting garlic when the soil is dry keeps the outer skin intact which is desirable
Thanks. I learned a lot. I just planted garlic last fall and was wondering when to harvest it and what to do with it. Now I know.
Thank u for important information
Wow your garlic crop is amazing.
well when i grow my garlic i always cut the tops when thier are about 8'' high, i cook them and at the same time the bulb will grow biger, now i do this about 2 or 3 time before i harvest it,
Saul Andrade
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Lovely video - easy to follow and i cant wait to grow some garlic in Noosa, Australia. Thanks so much.
You will need a very low chill type. Purple elephant garlic will work there.
ive been in lockdown for 2 months and suddenly i want to grow a whole garden
Go for it.
Growing some-thing is better than growing no-thing.
Self reliance and sufficiency; by products of gardening.
-Keep Learning
I want to every spring, it’s fun, go for it! I’m 13 😂
Same
Garlic has to be planted in middle of October, harvest in end of June.
@@robertkat i live in a country where its one season year round lol it doesnt matter much here
Thank you so much Jill! I have just started gardening a few years back and can't wait for the next one to come and the next and....well you get the idea LOL I am also trying to start the garlic inside to see how it goes, but if it needs that winter cycle, I guess it's outside this year LOL