When to harvest garlic can be difficult. The general rule of thumb is when the bottom six leaves turn brown or for us here in the PNW sometime in early to mid July. I usually pull a few to see how they look. If the heads are well developed or the cloves are staring to split that is asignal to harvest. Not all varieties are ready at the same time. The timing is important if you grow a lot of gralic and intend to save it for use. I've had some varieties last for close to a year.
Today I pulled a few Russian Red and it looks like they are ready.
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I'll plant and I'll harvest what the earth brings forth
The hammer's on the table, the pitchfork's on the shelf
Bob Dylan
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