{"id":488,"date":"2017-07-30T11:49:29","date_gmt":"2017-07-30T15:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/?p=488"},"modified":"2017-07-30T11:49:29","modified_gmt":"2017-07-30T15:49:29","slug":"garlic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/?p=488","title":{"rendered":"Garlic"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p> $\"\"$ Two weeks ago, I harvested most of my garlic. I had planted a ton of softneck garlic last fall, but I realized in the course of the spring and summer, that I had a few hardneck volunteers popping up in clusters all over my garden. Those came from plants that I had forgotten to harvest last year or where the stalk had broken off and I had not dug up the bulbs. They produced several small heads very close to each other as they all came from the same garlic head. $\"\"$ Garlic right after harvest<\/em>\n

For curing, I normally spread the garlic in a single layer in the sun for a couple of hours, just to dry off the dirt. I then gently rub off the dirt, leaving the skin intact and hang the garlic to dry in a ventilated place. A cool place would be ideal, but that is really an illusion for the humid, hot summers here in the Northeast. $\"\"$ Dried and cleaned
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I found that our back hallway is a fine place, especially in the cool summer mornings and evenings. The hallway connects the kitchen with the back porch and we usually leave it open, even during the night. I leave the garlic there to dry until the leaves and stalks are very papery, about two to three weeks. Then, for hardnecks, I cut off the stalks and store them in a basket in the pantry. This is my first year growing softnecks and my first attempt at braiding garlic (see above). $\"\"$ Space-saving drying places -1<\/em> $\"\"$ Space-saving drying places -2
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