How to Grow Garlic | Garlic Scapes, Harvesting, & Curing (Part 3)

00:00 - Intro
00:47 - Growing Technique
01:31 - Garlic Scapes
02:31 - Ready To Harvest
03:13 - Harvesting Garlic
05:17 - Curing Garlic
06:14 - Garlic Clean Up
08:36 - Peeling & Slicing Garlic
10:09 - Dehydration Settings
10:39 - Making Garlic Powder
12:02 - Outro

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[NoodleErik]

Me: grows chillies
Epic gardening: How to make a salsa garden
Me: buys strawberry seeds
Epic gardening: How to grown strawberry
Me: plants corn seeds
Epic gardening: How to grow corn
Me: plants garlic
Epic gardening : *garlic video*

[RoxHottest]

in Romania, at the country side, they braid the dried stalks together and hang them somewhere with a lot of airflow. instead of cutting them... they do the same with onions too.. that is really cool way to store them😀

[mathewdubs]

You can also dehydrate the scapes. That's what I do with mine. It's a great powder, kinda like a peppery garlic taste. 😊

[melw]

For those who don't have a dehydrator, we dice up the garlic finely and put it in a jar and freeze it and scrap off what we need from the top (or put it into multiple small pots and defrost and use). We also do the same with chilli.

[FrealFan]

“Garlic smoke, don’t breathe that in!”

Take my damn like.

[kertusaagim]

Kevin, you sweet sweet angel. You are literally the reason why i will finish my gardeners courses and get my papers this fall. Our teacher sucks a lot and bc i started 6 months ago as a clean slate, i have A LOT to learn. You make everything so easily understandable and clear. I feel like im wasting so much time in school and the only time i really learn is with your videos. Doing the gods work! :D Thank you so so much! I really appreciate all you do!

[guybrock]

This year I tried something different with my garlic bed. I let the scapes develop into flowering heads, and drop the seeds back into the bed, and harvested the bulbs. The bulbs were smaller then if I had removed the scapes, but still plenty big for use. I am wanting to see if the scapes will reseed it self into garlic bulbs as the parent plant. I will replant some of the bulbs this fall also.

[jennifersiegrist]

Make sure the desiccant packs are for food, they make different ones for different uses. Love your channel ❤️❤️❤️

[anthonyshea]

Oh man. A week after my harvest. So much info- I’ll use it to double my yield next year!!!!

[thatlittlehuman]

I love that you’re dehydrating your harvest!! I feel like many of us gardeners sometimes don’t know what to do with an overly abundant harvest. I started dehydrating last year but need to be more consistent with it.

[FunAtDisney]

Great garlic. I have grown softneck many times, usually from store bought organic garlic. Sometimes I will harvest it while it is still “green”, often called Mexican garlic bulbs in the groceries stores. That garlic is very mild and can be used just as you would green onions - great in salsas!
BTW: You can save the garlic “chips” as they are instead of making garlic powder. Just put in a morter and pestal and gring them as you need them. You can also roughly chop them and use them as a garnish, in soups and stews or make your own “everything bagel” seasoning!

[ThePurposefulPantry]

I dry mine at 95F to keep better flavor, even if it takes a little more time. BTW - after grinding, a little arrowroot powder can help stock clumping during storage. There's a difference between desiccant packs which control moisture, and O2 absorbers - you need desiccant packs for your use.

[MyAussieGardenKitchen]

G'day mate.
Epic video as always. Oh man, those scapes. I just love them in a stir fry or using them to make a pesto. Yum!
So much info in this video once harvesting time comes. Good on you mate.

All the best,
Daz,

[patrickfireice]

Canning funnels are great for getting powders into jars. Your garlic looks awesome...I'm a garlic failure as well, hoping to try again soon!

[jimmtheballs]

Finally a clear and concise explanation of what to do with garlic after harvest. Thank you!

[JennTN]

I'm so happy that I invested in a garlic slicer! I'm going to be a slicing fool! 😆

[DesolatorMagic]

Shoes use dessicants to absorb water. Oxygen absorbers do oxygen. Also if they're left in the open air for 60 minutes, they are completely depleted. Ideally you want them within 3 minutes.

[cldlight]

Oh my goodness I love garlic scapes! They make an amazing pesto, they are amazing in stir fry, and are so good in an omelette.

[cherylvanderheyden]

I dehydrate using lowest temperature possible bc heat changes the flavour. I used to spread garlic on a baking tray set in front of a room dehydrator. I grind with a cheap coffee grinder and sift it over canning funnel into jar. The coarse pieces either go back into the grinder or stored as granulated garlic. I reuse the silica packs from sushi nori to keep my garlic powder from clumping. For replanting, use your biggest best cloves for the largest bulbs. You never need to buy seed garlic again except to keep collecting more varieties. I'm guilty of growing 12 hardneck varieties.

[samanthat.]

Thanks for the tips and visual cues of what to look for. I planted 3 garlic bulbs that grew a little in my fridge. It’s my 2nd attempt. Finally 2 out of the 3 have stems growing of about 2”. Now I know from your video I’ve got a long way to go before I can harvest them! Thanks Kevin