I have been now three nights braiding hard-neck garlic. The last one I did tonight was the best, but it has the big ones, which will be used for planting this fall. I was afraid that the hard-neck stems will not dry well when braided so I cut the leaves off from the stem about an inch above the bulb and braided just the flower stalks.
Here are some of my braids. The big one has the ones for planting. I did quite many with 7 or 8 bulbs, which can be given as gifts.
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