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Cleaning and Storing Dry Garlic

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Cleaning and storing dry garlic is super easy. Many of you guys liked my previous garlic post: Harvesting and Curing Garlic so I thought I’ll show you the final step of cleaning and storing the garlic harvest.

 

cleaning-storing-dry-garlicTo remind you, I planted my garlic cloves last Fall. For us here in the South, November is the time to plant garlic. It doesn’t matter how cold the Winter is where you live, you should plant your garlic in the Fall, about two weeks before the first frost. Don’t worry about the snow, plant the cloves 1 inch deep, 4 inches apart and cover with mulch (dry Fall leaves are great and free). When Spring comes, and the temperatures start to rise, your garlic will start coming up. You’ll know when it is ready for harvest when the leaves start to brown.

 

cleaning-storing-dry-garlic-01Here is my garlic after three weeks or curing (you can read more about growing, harvesting, and curing garlic here ). You can see that the leaves and stems are completely dry. You can leave the garlic like that if you like, and just hang it in your house somewhere, then cut one head and use the cloves. Or you can clean it up a bit.

 

cleaning-storing-dry-garlic-03I start by cutting the roots as close to the base of the garlic as I can.

 

cleaning-storing-dry-garlic-04Than I cut the stem half an inch from the top of the head.

 

cleaning-storing-dry-garlic-06I brush it a bit with my finger to get the dry soil off.

 

cleaning-storing-dry-garlic-05And there you have it. Isn’t it beautiful?

 

cleaning-storing-dry-garlic-08Store the garlic in a dry, cool place in your house or maybe in the basement if you have one. It will last for months but check the harvest every couple of weeks to make sure it is still dry. If you find a damaged garlic head, remove it so it won’t “infect” the rest of the heads.

If you have enough room in your garden, you can easily become self-sustained when it comes to garlic. Figure out how many heads you use in a year. Let’s say your family uses 50 heads of garlic in one year. In the Fall, plant 85 cloves of garlic, this should give you enough heads to use and enough heads to break into cloves and plant again next Fall. You will never have to buy garlic at the grocery store again, and you will never have to buy cloves for planting from seed companies.

I hope this helps!

Posted on July 15, 2014 · Last updated June 4, 2020 · Uncategorized

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  1. Angi @ SchneiderPeeps says

    July 16, 2014 at 9:20 am

    Your harvest looks wonderful! Thanks for the tips.

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  2. Anna @ NorthernHomestead says

    July 16, 2014 at 8:21 pm

    Great info! I have stored garlic in a dry cool (not cold) place for months! Homegrown garlic, so good!

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  3. Dave @ OurHappyAcres says

    July 17, 2014 at 2:52 pm

    Beautiful garlic! And some great info on processing and planting. My harvest is just about cured and ready to clean up. In the last several years I haven’t had to buy any garlic, other than some seed stock for a few varieties I wanted to try.

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    • Lee says

      July 17, 2014 at 3:19 pm

      Thanks!

      Reply
  4. Missy @ Dot-to-Dot Connections says

    July 18, 2014 at 7:28 pm

    I’ve got garlic in my garden for the first time this year, so I am very thankful for your post! Thank you for sharing it on the From the Farm Blog Hop!

    Reply
  5. Rachel @ Grow a Good Life says

    July 20, 2014 at 12:22 pm

    Great post! Garlic is one of the most trouble free crops in my garden. In the north, we plant our garlic 2-4 inches deep and mulch heavily to try to prevent frost from heaving the bulbs out of the ground. It has been years since I have purchased garlic.

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  6. Nancy W says

    July 24, 2014 at 5:18 am

    Thanks for sharing your post on the HomeAcre Hop, I’m going to feature it today on my post! Hope you come and link up another great post! – Nancy
    The Home Acre Hop

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    • Lee says

      July 24, 2014 at 1:30 pm

      Thank you.

      Reply

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