Growing garlic

[kmcconaughey]

Jeff, very nice!

Here's a photo of the bulbs in the storage baskets. The basket on the right has the bigger bulbs that I save for replanting.

 

[vthomley]

Kraig,

Do you need my new address for the "giving away" part of your Garlic success? I'm thinking the drop off depot spot at Art's is not a good idea for Garlic.

 

[kmcconaughey]

Vince,

Sure, you've been good to me in the past, shoot me an email with your mailing address and I'll send some to you.

 

[kmcconaughey]

Got my garlic planted today. 70 cloves in the near bed and 75 cloves in the far bed. EDIT: Oh, and two cloves of an unknown variety in the round plastic container. These two cloves I swiped from my brother

who got them from a friend of ours. Not sure if the friend grew them or got them at a farmers market but it was very nice looking garlic. My brother had it at the cabin a few weeks back and most of the garlic bulb ended up in the hash browns we had for breakfast and the two cloves that were not used went home with me.

 

[mgwin]

Kraig,

What do you do with all that garlic?

 

[eford]

Maybe he's like Abe Lincoln and has a secret "hobby"...

 

[kmcconaughey]

Marty, Earl, I give a bunch of it away and use a bunch of it. I've probably got too much on hand this year, probably should give some more away... (Need some?) The best bulbs are saved for replanting. When I break apart the bulbs that I've set apart for replanting, I only replant the best (biggest) cloves from those best bulbs. The smaller cloves from the best bulbs eventually get eaten in something.

I never use it all up before it starts to go bad by either drying out or sprouting. It'll store until around June of next year. Thankfully the harvest is in July so I don't go very long without garlic. FWIW, I've never seen a vampire around here.

 

[mgwin]

Kraig,

After eating it, I bet you don't see much of anybody around!

 

[eford]

I do like fresh garlic! Nice job Kraig! Going to have my own little garden next year, I might have to try it.

 

[kmcconaughey]

Marty, I don't eat that much of it.

If you'd like some, send me an email with your mailing address and I'll send you some.

Earl, if you'd like some, send me an email with your mailing address and I'll send you some to eat and If you have a small area prepped that you can plant some, now would be a good time to do so.

 

[vthomley]

Kraig, the Garlic I got from you was AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so very much!

 

[kmcconaughey]

Vince, thanks!

Did you use it all up already?

 

[vthomley]

Kraig, there might be a clove or 2 left, she had the Garlic in a secret hiding spot, dry cool spot. I was surprised a week ago when we still had some. We ate a LOT of salsa in August-September, plus grilled broccoli with Garlic, n more.

 

[mgwin]

Kraig,

Thanks for the offer, but I will have to pass. I'm allergic to onions and garlic!

 

[eford]

I haven't had time to ready any garden beds yet. How long could garlic cloves keep if stored properly? That is an awesome offer Kraig!

 

[kmcconaughey]

Marty,

Bummer.

Earl, they should keep until May, June or July depending on a few factors, mostly humidity and temperature. Best storage is cool and dry with good air circulation. I store mine in the big baskets seen in the photo at the bottom of the page. It wont keep long enough to plant next fall. I'll gladly send you some to eat now and next year, harvest depending, I can send you some to plant.

 

[jwiggins]

Hey Marty, 68 R/T Charger / UV headlights,,,

Should take care of that nasty allergy so you can enjoy some of Kraig's Delicious looKing Cloves!!!

 

[vthomley]

Kraig - thanks again !!!!!

 

[kmcconaughey]

Vince, you're very welcome.

 

[eford]

That's some tasty garlic Kraig! Thank you so much!