(Willamette Valley Zone – 8b)
Around this time of year your garlic should being going dormant. The tops will be mostly brown a few streaks of green.
To Harvest:
Stop watering for a few days or week and leave in the soil to cure.
Lever a trowel under the bulb and pop it out of the soil.
Brush off excess soil – but don’t wash.
Leave your garlic in a cool dry place for about a week to cure.
Remove the roots.
For softneck garlic you can braid the leaves and hang.
For hardneck garlic remove the leaves and store in a cool, dark, dry place.
Save some of your fattest cloves for planting in the fall. (September – November)
Enjoy!
Most garden vegetables are planted in the spring and harvested in the fall. It can take a little effort to remember to plant garlic fall for a summer harvest, but once you get into the swing of it you will be rewarded with a bountiful harvest of this fragrant bulb each summer and may never need to buy garlic again.
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