How to Harvest and Cure Your Garlic Crop

Garden Betty

Did you know garlic can last several months after harvest? Without canning, freezing, or dehydrating?

The secret lies in what type of garlic you grow, and how well it’s cured and stored.

Follow this step-by-step guide to help you harvest your crop at just the right time and keep the bulbs fresh in storage.

Once you’ve pulled all the bulbs out of the soil, lay them out one by one on an elevated surface (like a large table or shelving rack) that gets filtered or indirect light. This could be under a tree, on a covered porch, or in a well-ventilated garage.

There’s no need to clean off all that dirt for now—you’ll tidy them up when you trim them.

If you don’t have a table to spare, you can DIY one out of 1×6 planks (or fence boards) laid across two sawhorses.

Or, build a large frame out of 1×3 lumber, stretch and staple a piece of hardware cloth or chicken wire across the frame, and prop it up on sawhorses or cinder blocks.

If you’re short on space, you can cure your garlic vertically by gathering the garlic into bundles, tying the leaves together with twine, and hanging them from their stems to dry.

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Garden Betty