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Garlic again

Myxlplyk

Myxlplyk

Growing a bigger crop this year. Where I had one 4'x8' bed held three kinds last year, this year I have 9 varieties taking up 5 beds and two patches in my yard, and one large patch in my neighbor's yard.

Also trying my hand at some more softneck varieties, and I'm glad I did, as this was the right weather for them so far.

I've found garlic to be more involved than peppers... at least if you want large bulbs. Anal against competition plants and weeds. Garlic has demanding times for water and ferts. Need a covered, but well ventilated space, to dry your crops for several weeks.

Gourmet garlic is some high-priced stuff. That goes in line with it being a very hands-on crop. There isn't too much you can do to automate production, as planting and picking, sorting and breaking bulbs for seed, are all mostly done by hand. However, this makes it perfect for smaller plots and yards. I have yet to see or hear of a large-scale hardneck production larger than 3 acres.

Seed is very expensive, compared with other crops. Anywhere from $14-25/lb of seed stock, which may get you 5-10 bulbs, or 50 cloves.

I hope you like the smell, as it'll be everywhere. Fortunately, I like it. :)
 
I love garlic! What do you do with all the garlic you grow? What we don't use/share in a couple of months gets sliced and dehydrated.

Of course we save the best for re-planting in October.
 
I grew my various types of garlic in 1/2 wine barrels this year. I'm about 2-3 months away from harvest. Hoping for a May/June harvest rather than the June/July harvest time.
 

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Myxlplyk said:
Growing a bigger crop this year. Where I had one 4'x8' bed held three kinds last year, this year I have 9 varieties taking up 5 beds and two patches in my yard, and one large patch in my neighbor's yard.

Also trying my hand at some more softneck varieties, and I'm glad I did, as this was the right weather for them so far.

I've found garlic to be more involved than peppers... at least if you want large bulbs. Anal against competition plants and weeds. Garlic has demanding times for water and ferts. Need a covered, but well ventilated space, to dry your crops for several weeks.

Gourmet garlic is some high-priced stuff. That goes in line with it being a very hands-on crop. There isn't too much you can do to automate production, as planting and picking, sorting and breaking bulbs for seed, are all mostly done by hand. However, this makes it perfect for smaller plots and yards. I have yet to see or hear of a large-scale hardneck production larger than 3 acres.

Seed is very expensive, compared with other crops. Anywhere from $14-25/lb of seed stock, which may get you 5-10 bulbs, or 50 cloves.

I hope you like the smell, as it'll be everywhere. Fortunately, I like it. :)
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we want pics  :)
 
catherinew said:
I love garlic! What do you do with all the garlic you grow? What we don't use/share in a couple of months gets sliced and dehydrated.

Of course we save the best for re-planting in October.
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I grow lots of garlic and want to dehydrate some this year. I typically use it fresh, keep it in the garage. I may also try to freeze cloves this year.
 
Do you use a standard dehydrator to dry your garlic? Is it obvious when it's fully dry?
 
To dehydrate the garlic slices, I use a small NESCO dehydrator with 6 trays. It takes about 2-3 days to dry them on medium heat.
 
I've never frozen them as there's never any freezer space.
 
This past year, I peeled a gallon or so cloves and stuck them in the fridge. Most have not germinated, luckily.
 
ako1974 said:
I grow lots of garlic and want to dehydrate some this year. I typically use it fresh, keep it in the garage. I may also try to freeze cloves this year.
 
Do you use a standard dehydrator to dry your garlic? Is it obvious when it's fully dry?
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Start here.> How To Dehydrate Garlic — Plus Making Garlic Powder
 
I found the 8-12 hours at 125°F, as the article recommends, left the garlic a little soft so I left it in for another 3 hours.
 
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Last 3 pix, after whizzing chips in my Cuisinart for 10 minutes I screened the powder out for the shaker & used the chips in my salt grinder for garlic salt.

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Myxlplyk said:
I'm sorry, I've never mastered pic posting on thp. In fact, I don't even see a button for it.
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Also I just buy my garlic in the grocery store and plant the individual cloves. Its a rip off ordering garlic online as "seed". I have never had any problems growing any garlic I buy from a grocery store. 
 
SavinaRed said:
Also I just buy my garlic in the grocery store and plant the individual cloves. Its a rip off ordering garlic online as "seed". I have never had any problems growing any garlic I buy from a grocery store. 
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There is definitely no difficulties in growing store-bought garlic. I've done it and it turns out great. There are differences in flavor, though, as well has storage length, among hundreds of varieties. I also agree the price of some of the different varieties is getting crazy. I'm glad that I've propagated some varieties I really like for close to 10 years, and should be able to keep going.
 
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