Comments on: How to Grow Garlic, with Harvesting and Storage tips and the story of the great garlic scape experiment. http://leslieland.com/2009/07/how-to-grow-garlic-with-harvesting-and-storage-tips-and-the-story-of-the-great-garlic-scape-experiment/ in Kitchen and Garden and all around the House Sun, 20 May 2012 01:46:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kailash http://leslieland.com/2009/07/how-to-grow-garlic-with-harvesting-and-storage-tips-and-the-story-of-the-great-garlic-scape-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-5224 Kailash Fri, 04 May 2012 10:28:12 +0000 http://leslieland.com/?p=3665#comment-5224 hello Dear, I am a trader of garlic. can u tell me that how i store garlic for long time (6 to 8 Month) <em>Commercial storage is something I know very little about, Kailash. If I were you I’d write to the folks at Filaree farm (linked in the post). Being commercial traders themselves they may be able to advise you.</em> hello Dear, I am a trader of garlic. can u tell me that how i store garlic for long time (6 to 8 Month)

Commercial storage is something I know very little about, Kailash. If I were you I’d write to the folks at Filaree farm (linked in the post). Being commercial traders themselves they may be able to advise you.

]]> By: Growing Garlic | Glenns Garden http://leslieland.com/2009/07/how-to-grow-garlic-with-harvesting-and-storage-tips-and-the-story-of-the-great-garlic-scape-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-4537 Growing Garlic | Glenns Garden Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:56:46 +0000 http://leslieland.com/?p=3665#comment-4537 [...] them dry for a week or so then cut off the roots and braid the tops together and store them for use.Growing garlic is relatively simple even for the most inexperienced gardener. The best time to sow g...rich and well drained with a ph of 6.5 to 7.Sow the garlic at just below the surface but no more [...] [...] them dry for a week or so then cut off the roots and braid the tops together and store them for use.Growing garlic is relatively simple even for the most inexperienced gardener. The best time to sow g…rich and well drained with a ph of 6.5 to 7.Sow the garlic at just below the surface but no more [...]

]]> By: Helen http://leslieland.com/2009/07/how-to-grow-garlic-with-harvesting-and-storage-tips-and-the-story-of-the-great-garlic-scape-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-3801 Helen Sun, 21 Nov 2010 06:56:03 +0000 http://leslieland.com/?p=3665#comment-3801 Can I plant the little garlic bulbs/nuts that are attached to the man garlic bulb next season and expect to get garlic? <em>Welcome Helen, and congratulations on having a healthy garlic crop! The little bulbs/nuts are called offsets. They will produce garlic, but the first year it will be a single bulb, more like a baby onion than a head of garlic. You can eat that. Or you can plant it and with luck get a regular bulb of garlic in the second year. LL</em> Can I plant the little garlic bulbs/nuts that are attached to the man garlic bulb next season and expect to get garlic?

Welcome Helen,

and congratulations on having a healthy garlic crop! The little bulbs/nuts are called offsets. They will produce garlic, but the first year it will be a single bulb, more like a baby onion than a head of garlic. You can eat that. Or you can plant it and with luck get a regular bulb of garlic in the second year.
LL

]]> By: Selen http://leslieland.com/2009/07/how-to-grow-garlic-with-harvesting-and-storage-tips-and-the-story-of-the-great-garlic-scape-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-3754 Selen Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:30:12 +0000 http://leslieland.com/?p=3665#comment-3754 How is garlic storing at professionally ? How is garlic storing at professionally ?

]]> By: Balakrishnan http://leslieland.com/2009/07/how-to-grow-garlic-with-harvesting-and-storage-tips-and-the-story-of-the-great-garlic-scape-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-3725 Balakrishnan Sun, 10 Oct 2010 11:05:21 +0000 http://leslieland.com/?p=3665#comment-3725 Hi thanks for providing valuable information about garlic. I have a doubt, I am unaware of how to transit 5 tons of garlic which will take 4 days to reach my place from the place it is harvested. what storage techniques i should follow, if the time taken to purchase and time taken to distribute is on the following breakup 1)Procurement and storage for Transit ( 3 days)- Place A 2)Transit(4 days) 3)Place B-reception, storage (3 days)- from here distribution to retails start(again transit of 3 days) all this days are of maximum possibilities how ever it can be minimized to 7 days in total to reach retail if proper planning is done. Please help me in this. Thanks a lot in advance. Hi thanks for providing valuable information about garlic. I have a doubt, I am unaware of how to transit 5 tons of garlic which will take 4 days to reach my place from the place it is harvested. what storage techniques i should follow, if the time taken to purchase and time taken to distribute is on the following breakup

1)Procurement and storage for Transit ( 3 days)- Place A
2)Transit(4 days)
3)Place B-reception, storage (3 days)- from here distribution to retails start(again transit of 3 days)

all this days are of maximum possibilities how ever it can be minimized to 7 days in total to reach retail if proper planning is done.

Please help me in this. Thanks a lot in advance.

]]> By: Melinda Parsons http://leslieland.com/2009/07/how-to-grow-garlic-with-harvesting-and-storage-tips-and-the-story-of-the-great-garlic-scape-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-3437 Melinda Parsons Mon, 21 Jun 2010 03:06:45 +0000 http://leslieland.com/?p=3665#comment-3437 Great post, and interesting experiment! Who knew? Oh, and that photo of the three parallel scapes is a contest-winner, for sure! Great post, and interesting experiment! Who knew? Oh, and that photo of the three parallel scapes is a contest-winner, for sure!

]]> By: Garlic Scapes « Amazing Heart Farm http://leslieland.com/2009/07/how-to-grow-garlic-with-harvesting-and-storage-tips-and-the-story-of-the-great-garlic-scape-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-3435 Garlic Scapes « Amazing Heart Farm Sun, 20 Jun 2010 18:55:39 +0000 http://leslieland.com/?p=3665#comment-3435 [...] bulbs. Others believe it makes no difference. To learn more, check out this grower’s story of the great garlic scape experiment. But regardless, garlic scapes are known to be a tasty addition to stir fries, roasted veggies and [...] [...] bulbs. Others believe it makes no difference. To learn more, check out this grower’s story of the great garlic scape experiment. But regardless, garlic scapes are known to be a tasty addition to stir fries, roasted veggies and [...]

]]> By: Mariann Stutzman http://leslieland.com/2009/07/how-to-grow-garlic-with-harvesting-and-storage-tips-and-the-story-of-the-great-garlic-scape-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-3417 Mariann Stutzman Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:36:22 +0000 http://leslieland.com/?p=3665#comment-3417 Hi, I have had garlic in my garden but with no harvesting. This spring, it came up with 2 very large stalks. Each is about an inch and a half thick and as of today I noticed the little bulbs of flowers on top. They look like seeds. The plants are 4 ft. tall. We have had much rain lately so I don't for certain when to harvest. Hi, I have had garlic in my garden but with no harvesting. This spring, it came up with 2 very large stalks. Each is about an inch and a half thick and as of today I noticed the little bulbs of flowers on top. They look like seeds. The plants are 4 ft. tall. We have had much rain lately so I don’t for certain when to harvest.

]]> By: Lee Deininger http://leslieland.com/2009/07/how-to-grow-garlic-with-harvesting-and-storage-tips-and-the-story-of-the-great-garlic-scape-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-3395 Lee Deininger Sat, 05 Jun 2010 12:49:37 +0000 http://leslieland.com/?p=3665#comment-3395 We have grown garlic every year for a long time and love it!! We store it in the garage, but every year around the end of May until the we pick the upcoming harvest, the garlic starts getting soft and begins to sprout and become quite pungent. We live in Cleveland, OH. Any suggestions? We have grown garlic every year for a long time and love it!! We store it in the garage, but every year around the end of May until the we pick the upcoming harvest, the garlic starts getting soft and begins to sprout and become quite pungent. We live in Cleveland, OH. Any suggestions?

]]> By: Ardy http://leslieland.com/2009/07/how-to-grow-garlic-with-harvesting-and-storage-tips-and-the-story-of-the-great-garlic-scape-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-3369 Ardy Thu, 27 May 2010 03:39:10 +0000 http://leslieland.com/?p=3665#comment-3369 Hi, Just found your wonderfully informative site, and just today had been considering a try with garlic. Aside from local, (mid coast Maine) farmers to purchase the garlic seeds from, what are the odds of success planting cloves purchased from the grocery store? <em>Welcome, Ardy, to the blog and to garlic growing. The odds of success in Maine with supermarket garlic are small, because supermarkets sell the wrong kind of garlic: standard commercial garlic is softneck garlic, which doesn't grow well in cold climates. You'll get much better results with hardneck garlic, whether bought locally or mail-order, and if you get it from local producers it has the advantage of being locally adapted. When in doubt, check the bulb itself; hardneck has a stiff stem right in the center. Good luck! LL </em> Hi, Just found your wonderfully informative site, and just today had been considering a try with garlic. Aside from local, (mid coast Maine) farmers to purchase the garlic seeds from, what are the odds of success planting cloves purchased from the grocery store?

Welcome, Ardy, to the blog and to garlic growing. The odds of success in Maine with supermarket garlic are small, because supermarkets sell the wrong kind of garlic: standard commercial garlic is softneck garlic, which doesn’t grow well in cold climates. You’ll get much better results with hardneck garlic, whether bought locally or mail-order, and if you get it from local producers it has the advantage of being locally adapted. When in doubt, check the bulb itself; hardneck has a stiff stem right in the center. Good luck! LL

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