garlic harvest

[bellebouche]

So, I've pulled my harvest, left it curing on a drying rack for a week or so now.... and I'm just googling for information on tried and tested methods for making a big strng of garlic.... and come up with nowt!

Any garlic bunching gurus got the know-how? Care to share?

[bellebouche]

[tim]

Unless you want to do a snazzy deli plait, just stick to the garlic farm's method. Same like onions, really?

[Curryandchips]

Done one of those in the torrid heat this morning. The result is now hanging from a screw fixed into my kitchen wall.

[supersprout]

See jerry's link bellebouche:
http://www.bloomingfieldsfarm.com/garbrdhow.html

I can feel a 'plaited garlic' competition coming on tim and curry ;)

[bellebouche]

WAH!

* bellebouche weeps uncontrollably into morning coffee.

That, Superpsprout, is just what I wanted to achieve. Tragically I think I've trimmed my tops a touch too short when I was cleaning/prepping the bulbs after they'd been curing.

Oh well, maybe next year. I'll give it a go but I think I'll be doing a dozen or so 'mini' plaits rather than one big majestic one. If any of the results look even half reasonable then I'll post back my efforts

[supersprout]

Oh! :-[
Could you fake it with string or raffia knotted round the short stalks and plait (like hair extensions ;D)?
Cheer up bellebouche, bet your continental coffee is nicer than my supermarket coffee ;)

[Trixiebelle]

This is an innerestin site  :) Especially the bit about botulism. It would appear I am lucky to be alive  ::)

http://www.gourmetgarlicgardens.com/pickle.htm

[supersprout]

No, we are the lucky ones trixie :-*
(off thread - how are alfie's squash doing?)

[Trixiebelle]

Futusu, winter & dumpling are growing merrily. Triamble didn't germinate :(

I've saved the rest for next year! Ran out of space X