How to Harvest, Store, & Cure Garlic

HOMESTEAD HOW-TO

Harvesting Garlic

Garlic is ready to harvest when the bottom third of the stalks have started to turn from green to yellow or brown.

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Drying Garlic

If our garlic is somewhat moist when we harvest it, we like to leave it out to dry in the sun to get the initial moisture off before moving it to its next location.

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Sorting & Bunching Garlic

Before getting your garlic to its curing place, you have a chance to sort through it to decide which heads will be used for which purposes.

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Curing Garlic

Once you have sorted your garlic and collected it into bunches, you’ll want to find a good place for it to cure.

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Preparing Garlic for Storage

Once the tops of your garlic are completely brown and dried out, you can prepare your garlic for long term storage.

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Storing Garlic

Now it’s time to get that garlic to its fall/winter/spring storage spot.

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