Growing a Years Worth of Garlic | How and When to Harvest and Cure Garlic

#GrowingGarlic #AcreHomestead #CuringGarlic #HarvestingGarlic

It's been my dream to grow my own garlic for many years, and today that dream came true! It was so fun to harvest my homegrown garlic. Half of growing garlic is knowing when and how to harvest and cure it. You want to harvest your garlic when it has three dead leaves and then curing your garlic for 14 days. Curing your garlic will allow it to be pantry stable.

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[GardenKatt]

Dont over stress about the ones that tried to split. Mine where harvested a couple months ago and a few did the same thing. I just used them to roast and some for my oil.

[reflexologywelsh]

Your energy and willingness to try big new projects, makes me want to get up and get busy!

[lindafoster]

Every time I see your hauls I’m amazed. Evidently I’m one of those people that should be buying from other people. My “garden “got three green beans, four tomatoes, and one okra this year. It’s time to plant another season’s plants now

[kristengeisler]

I have grown stiff neck garlic for 5 years in Iowa. The cool thing about growing garlic is how hands off it is. And we use the plants from that year for the next year. We grow 96 heads of garlic. Each heads produces 5-6 cloves. So we set aside 18 plants to plant in the fall that will grow till next summer. We started this process from one bulb we bought in Galena IL. That year we grew 6, then 12, then 24, then 48, then 96 plants. It’s amazing how so much can come from so little. We find 70 or so bulbs gets us through the year and I thought I used a lot of garlic. I don’t know how you can use 578 plants! But I’m looking forward to seeing it.

[belindasanders]

Becky, time with u is always rewarding! Love ya

[christinem.]

Can you PLEASE tell me what month YOU start planting your garlic. And around what month you harvest them. I was so amazed to see your garlic harvest. So glad I found your channel.

[abbyw]

WOW, so much garlic!! I just ordered some to try as I have never done it before! For labeling I bought white plastic nursery markers I bought the taller ones I think 6 or 8 inches. I attach the markers higher so it is easier for me to see, if it is on the ground they are hard to find as everything gets taller and they get buried!! On the cattle panel arch I stick on on the post facing the variety and in ground I like using one of the metal straight electric fencing poles and I attach it at the top. This also makes it easier for me to make notes on my garden testing chart (I got the idea from The Seasonal Homestead). I put it into a spreadsheet for myself and hang it on a clipboard in the kitchen so I can mark how much the produce weighs (I am not great at this) but at least if I can mark that we got 10 squashes it helps to know how much we got, if we like the variety, if it did well for us and want to grow it again or not! The clipboard helped a lot as I can take it out to the garden if I want too! Next year, I want to add my garden plan on there too so I can plan things better but we will see I am trying to start a garden journal so I don't forget the varieties of fruit trees/bushes I already have planted.

[OurSmallholdingAdventure]

You did great Becky, first year or not. You’ve spend the time researching and it is reaping the rewards! Harvesting ours very soon here in England

[jamesrichard]

First time viewer. Refreshing format. Great stuff! Thank you for the information. In the first 2 minutes you've exceeded the amount of education offered by most of these garden influencers offer in 35 minute videos.

Top tier! You've got my respect and attention! Thank you for the little bit of hope I got!!

[myrtlelester]

We have been growing our own garlic since 2000. I bought 1 pound of garlic from a young man at the International Plowing Match (for $1.00) that year in Elora, Ontario, Canada. He taught me the fundamentals of growing and have been growing it ever since. We usually grow about 50 plants which is enough for us and family members. We use our own heads to plant the next year's crop in October which we cover with a very thick layer of straw to protect it during our long, cold winters here in midwestern Ontario, , Canada.

[karenslater]

Well done Becky amazing harvest of garlic. 🧄🏆🥇

[saraoum]

For the garlic preservation: i clean it, chop it in a food processor or not, put it in a jar and fill the jar with olive oil it stays good for a year or even more out or in the refrigerator 🧄🧄🧄🧄

[izholmes]

Wow! This is your first year growing garlic!? You jumped into the deep end! The ocean actually! Good on you! And great job! So impressive and you know so much. I'm happy I found you. You're super inspiring!

[kimberlyblake]

For your hardneck garlic, they grow garlic scapes up the center of the stalk that I think produce cloves if you do not prune them off. I've read that pruning is recommended for your garlic to put it's energy into forming the bulbs. The garlic scapes are delicious so definitely don't throw them away if you prune them off next time!

[laurielyon]

I've never grown garlic before but I'm wanting to. I can't believe you planted over 500 for the first year, or any year lol! You are going to be so busy for awhile. I'm anxious to see what you do with it. I'm trying to figure out where I'm going to grow it. I'm thinking in one of my containers so that it won't interfere with my spring planting.

[bhaka]

The leaves taste amazing.. Fresh, Frozen and dried like any herb. makes a great pesto too. Just get rid of the dry ones. and snip before curing.

[leskemp]

I had some of the weird little baby cloves in some me of my stalks of garlic as well. I wasn’t quite sure what they were or what had caused them and I haven’t had a chance to look it up so I’m glad you addressed it in this video.

[angelapettway]

That looks like a great garlic 🧄 harvest. I know I dehydrated and ground for garlic powder when I got 1 lb of garlic and it has lasted quite awhile!!

[annmarienoone]

Seed garlic? Just save your biggest heads, break them into bulbs and plant this fall.

[faithgwa]

I haven't grown garlic, just don't have the space but this is so inspiring. Thanks for sharing.