Last weekend I pulled up all the garlic that I have grown this year in the net tunnel, I left it overnight with some of the soil still attached to dry slightly, then the next day I cleaned it up properly and left it nicely spread out on the workbench to dry in the warmth of the polytunnel.
A couple of days later and it is now lovely and dry, so I've just trimmed it ready for stringing .... now I just have to get on with the stringing.
Edited to add ....
It's a bit messy while you're doing it ....
... but a lot of stringing and a few snips and it looks quite good, even if I do say so myself.
And it's now hanging on the back of the kitchen door with the tail end of last years crop.
This seems to be a good place for it looking at last years which is still perfectly fine.
Vampires be warned .... we are now fully stocked with garlic ;-)
Sue xx
That is an amazing harvest. We don't have much luck with garlic but we did get a nice crop of onions this year. Our tomatoes are slow coming in but we have a rogue chicken getting into the garden and pecking at the ones that are turning red. She better watch out or she might end up in a pot( Ha ha)
ReplyDeleteOoh, those look lovely, I paid 30p for one small bulb this morning :/
ReplyDeleteGreat harvest!!!
ReplyDeleteI love all with garlic inside :)
There isn't anything better than homegrown garlic.
ReplyDeleteThis post prompted me to finally tie up my hardneck garlic and make pretty bundles (thank you, it's been a long time coming). Looks like you have quite a harvest.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful!!
ReplyDeleteWell done! We have a herb class in the flower show but you need 4
ReplyDeleteI am thinking of having a garlic class next year xx
I've emailed you with my entry list. 15 and that's your lot!!
DeleteIt's funny I.ve never thought of garlic as a herb, more of an onion!! Now I'm confused.
Beautiful ! And it's a French girl speaking !!
ReplyDeleteYou wouldn't be so impressed with my onions .... oh la la ;-)
DeleteYou're quite the professional with the stringing. I wouldn't know where to start.
ReplyDeleteJoan (Wales)
I was amazed it looked so good when I've finished, it's one of those things I only get to practice twice a year, once for the onions and once for the garlic, so it's always a bit hit and miss. I also have lots of loose garlic that I need to find a way to preserve.
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