Trimming Garlic for Storage

[Durgan]

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Garlic has been drying in the shed for about two weeks and dry enough for trimming the stalks and roots for storage. The garlic is stored in an open well ventilated container in the cold room and keeps for about six months. There were 13 pounds around 75 bulbs. About 100 cloves, 5 or 6 cloves per bulb, were chosen for the seed for the 2015/2016 crop. For reference seven bulbs constitute a pound. The bulbils from one hardneck bulb was removed from the ground and the seeds collected. The gauze around the seed head is to prevent the seeds from dispersal as they dry and ripen. The seeds take a long time to mature and if collected too early they are not viable.A few elephant garlic were also processed.The seeds of the elephant are not mature yet.

 

[Corzhens]

Over here, particularly in the northern part of the country where the main industry is garlic production, I always see the garlic being hung in sheds for drying and also for preparation in transporting to markets. The farmers hang the garlic in the shed so it would be easy to count (for the buyers). But the stem is not cut so the garlic has the dried stem that is tied to produce a bunch of 50 pieces. So there, all you have to do is pick up a bunch, no need to count one by one.

 

[IcyBC]

They look beautiful and fantastic! So much better looking than at my supermarket!