Garlic

[tflowerMember]

I investigated my autumn sown garlic this evening (leaves are yellowing) to find a pleasing looking bulb of reasonable size (5-6cm diameter). Am I okay to pull the rest and leave to dry or is it too early? I’m not bothered about them getting much bigger and would like to follow them soon with climbing beans.
Any help gratefully received.
Tom

[charlesModerator]

That is impressive for this time of year. I have never harvested garlic so early so am unsure of the answer but suspect you can harvest it now. Firstly it is fine to eat straightaway, including the green stem, secondly its question of how well it stores because it will be harder to dry from harvesting green, keep it in an airy place.

[englishladyMember]

Despite it being WAY superior to dried garlic, I have never EVER seen ‘wet’ garlic sold in shops or supermarkets here.  It is juicy and full of goodness but seems here the only way to get it is to grow it…………of course it is all over the place in France.

Best wishes

Julie

[zufParticipant]

I will wait, though we use it here and there fresh picked, but it will be ready in june/july for storage. I read somwhere here, but not sure anymore where and the details of it – what can replace garlic. It’s about time to prepare seedlings of that veggie now, right?

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