Garlic harvest 2015

Father'sDaughter · August 9, 2015

Beautiful braids! I always thought it couldn't be done with hardnecks.

Last year I took all the smaller cloves from the bulbs I broke up for planting and the ones with wrappers that had split open while curing, and dried them for garlic powder. Worked out well and the end product made the grocery store stuff taste so bland. If you have more than you can eat fresh or give away, garlic powder keeps a lot longer in an airtight container and certainly takes up a lot less space! I don't know if I'll have enough this year to cover planting and fresh use, so I may skip drying as I still have quite a bit of powder left from last year.

August 9, 2015	#11
Father'sDaughter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: MA/NH Border Posts: 4,917	Beautiful braids! I always thought it couldn't be done with hardnecks. Last year I took all the smaller cloves from the bulbs I broke up for planting and the ones with wrappers that had split open while curing, and dried them for garlic powder. Worked out well and the end product made the grocery store stuff taste so bland. If you have more than you can eat fresh or give away, garlic powder keeps a lot longer in an airtight container and certainly takes up a lot less space! I don't know if I'll have enough this year to cover planting and fresh use, so I may skip drying as I still have quite a bit of powder left from last year.