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Georgia
True Blue Farmgirl
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Angie
ballwin
mo
USA
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 Posted - Jun 28 2007 : 12:32:09 PM
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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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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
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Julie
Russell
AR
USA
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Posted - Jun 28 2007 : 1:31:12 PM
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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.
Jewelry, art, baskets, etc.
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jun 28 2007 : 1:35:05 PM
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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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LJRphoto
True Blue Farmgirl
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Laura
Hickory Corners
MI
USA
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Posted - Jun 28 2007 : 1:41:25 PM
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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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garliclady
True Blue Farmgirl
274 Posts
Reidsville
NC
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Georgia
True Blue Farmgirl
92 Posts
Angie
ballwin
mo
USA
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Posted - Jun 30 2007 : 7:20:58 PM
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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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OregonGal
True Blue Farmgirl
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Chris
No. IL
USA
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Posted - Jul 01 2007 : 8:58:32 PM
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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. |
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garliclady
True Blue Farmgirl
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Reidsville
NC
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