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| Georgia |
Posted - Jun 28 2007 : 12:32:09 PM
I just bought a couple pounds of fresh garlic at the local farmers market but I'm not sure how to store it. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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| garliclady |
Posted - Jul 02 2007 : 05:01:19 AM
Dig when about half the leaves are dead or yellowing . It is always better to get them up a little early than late especially if the ground is wet.
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| OregonGal |
Posted - Jul 01 2007 : 8:58:32 PM
I have had good luck keeping mine in a cardboard box (open) on the basement stairs, halfway down. I grow my own and after curing, I put them
in the box (could hang them in a mesh bag too) and left them on the stair, and its been almost a year and none have sprouted yet (there's only a
few left, but not sprouting).
Garlic lady, is now the time to start digging them up? Last year I did it late. Some of the leaves are starting to die now. thanks. |
| Georgia |
Posted - Jun 30 2007 : 7:20:58 PM
Thanks for the info, just keep them in a single layer out of the draft then. I love this site! You are all so wonderful! I am more of the reader type , but when wever I have a quaetion I can always count on the farm girls!
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| garliclady |
Posted - Jun 30 2007 : 1:49:49 PM
Fresh garlic doesn't need to be refigerated It can Cure in you house if it has the stalks still on them you can tie them together and hang them in the closet or if the stalks are off lay them in a basket not stacked more than two deep or lay them out in a shelf in a single layer. They are cured when the outer skins have turned to paper. keep them in a dry ventaled place , light is not really a factor and temp is not that that important.
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| LJRphoto |
Posted - Jun 28 2007 : 1:41:25 PM
I think if it was already cured all you have to do is store it in a dark, cool (not refrigerated), dry place.
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| KYgurlsrbest |
Posted - Jun 28 2007 : 1:35:05 PM
Same with me--on the counter in the baskets I use for onions. We never really have it around for long, either, so long term storage is something I'm not sure about. I know that some folks, after harvesting, braid it together.
Just start cooking and go by some more :)
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| willowtreecreek |
Posted - Jun 28 2007 : 1:31:12 PM
I leave mine in a basket on the counter and it does okay. We go through garlic like mad though so it never lasts more than a few days.
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