Growing a Years Worth of Garlic | How and When to Harvest and Cure Garlic

[@belindasanders7072]

Becky, time with u is always rewarding! Love ya

[@jamesrichard5290]

First time viewer. Refreshing format. Great stuff! Thank you for the information. In the first 2 minutes you've exceeded the amount of education offered by most of these garden influencers offer in 35 minute videos. Top tier! You've got my respect and attention! Thank you for the little bit of hope I got!!

[@GardenKatt]

Dont over stress about the ones that tried to split. Mine where harvested a couple months ago and a few did the same thing. I just used them to roast and some for my oil.

[@robertwilliams7708]

I love this from you darling friend 😊

[@lindafoster8182]

Every time I see your hauls I’m amazed. Evidently I’m one of those people that should be buying from other people. My “garden “got three green beans, four tomatoes, and one okra this year. It’s time to plant another season’s plants now

[@leanneevans4080]

I got 6 tomatoes and 4 jalapenos. SUCCESS! :)

[@MonicaRodriguez-mx4qo]

My tomatoes did ok this year but horn worms got them

[@juneroberts5305]

@Linda Foster You and me both. Harvested 13 small chilis last year, and for me that was a bumper crop! lol

[@deborahwright6021]

Sound like my garden as well!!

[@lauriesickles5393]

Becky you are a great gardener for only being a couple years in, well done!!!!

[@AcreHomestead]

Thanks so much!

[@abbyw6830]

WOW, so much garlic!! I just ordered some to try as I have never done it before! For labeling I bought white plastic nursery markers I bought the taller ones I think 6 or 8 inches. I attach the markers higher so it is easier for me to see, if it is on the ground they are hard to find as everything gets taller and they get buried!! On the cattle panel arch I stick on on the post facing the variety and in ground I like using one of the metal straight electric fencing poles and I attach it at the top. This also makes it easier for me to make notes on my garden testing chart (I got the idea from The Seasonal Homestead). I put it into a spreadsheet for myself and hang it on a clipboard in the kitchen so I can mark how much the produce weighs (I am not great at this) but at least if I can mark that we got 10 squashes it helps to know how much we got, if we like the variety, if it did well for us and want to grow it again or not! The clipboard helped a lot as I can take it out to the garden if I want too! Next year, I want to add my garden plan on there too so I can plan things better but we will see I am trying to start a garden journal so I don't forget the varieties of fruit trees/bushes I already have planted.

[@AcreHomestead]

Abby That is a great idea!! Thank you! Sorry for the late reply!

[@OurSmallholdingAdventure]

You did great Becky, first year or not. You’ve spend the time researching and it is reaping the rewards! Harvesting ours very soon here in England

[@kristengeisler1509]

I have grown stiff neck garlic for 5 years in Iowa. The cool thing about growing garlic is how hands off it is. And we use the plants from that year for the next year. We grow 96 heads of garlic. Each heads produces 5-6 cloves. So we set aside 18 plants to plant in the fall that will grow till next summer. We started this process from one bulb we bought in Galena IL. That year we grew 6, then 12, then 24, then 48, then 96 plants. It’s amazing how so much can come from so little. We find 70 or so bulbs gets us through the year and I thought I used a lot of garlic. I don’t know how you can use 578 plants! But I’m looking forward to seeing it.

[@Iamhome365]

Wow all from 1 bulb!! I just planted about 12 in January (I'm in Ireland) and just pulled up 4 bulbs today. Going to put in loads in November and can't wait.

[@zetalivsanns5360]

Cool

[@vishman6]

Uijih

[@reflexology52welsh48]

Your energy and willingness to try big new projects, makes me want to get up and get busy!

[@deannastevens1217]

Yes Yes Yes!!!

[@danielleon3818]

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[@danielleon3818]

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[@danielleon3818]

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[@aayehaayeh1748]

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[@junereith3400]

You’re a breath of fresh air ..I planted some garlic first time this year and but it was only a pot of them and I haven’t harvested.. some wonderful ideas and as well and when to take them out and I thank you and I love you enthusiasm …that’s great …thank you

[@christinem.3127]

Can you PLEASE tell me what month YOU start planting your garlic. And around what month you harvest them. I was so amazed to see your garlic harvest. So glad I found your channel.

[@myrtlelester383]

We have been growing our own garlic since 2000. I bought 1 pound of garlic from a young man at the International Plowing Match (for $1.00) that year in Elora, Ontario, Canada. He taught me the fundamentals of growing and have been growing it ever since. We usually grow about 50 plants which is enough for us and family members. We use our own heads to plant the next year's crop in October which we cover with a very thick layer of straw to protect it during our long, cold winters here in midwestern Ontario,, Canada.

[@AcreHomestead]

That is amazing!! Thank you for sharing :)

[@izholmes]

Wow! This is your first year growing garlic!? You jumped into the deep end! The ocean actually! Good on you! And great job! So impressive and you know so much. I'm happy I found you. You're super inspiring!

[@AcreHomestead]

Haha that’s kind of what I do lol thanks :)

[@kimberlyblake8705]

For your hardneck garlic, they grow garlic scapes up the center of the stalk that I think produce cloves if you do not prune them off. I've read that pruning is recommended for your garlic to put it's energy into forming the bulbs. The garlic scapes are delicious so definitely don't throw them away if you prune them off next time!

[@leanneevans4080]

That's what I thought too

[@tiffanyschuna3484]

She did a video about pruning and drying the scapes. She knew she missed a few. She ended up turning it into garlic salt. Pretty neat!

[@kimberlyblake8705]

@@tiffanyschuna3484 I haven't seen that video. That sounds like a cool idea for them! I used mine to make garlic herb butter!

[@leskemp33]

I had some of the weird little baby cloves in some me of my stalks of garlic as well. I wasn’t quite sure what they were or what had caused them and I haven’t had a chance to look it up so I’m glad you addressed it in this video.

[@chezziebruce5624]

Leslie why don’t you experiment and grow the little bulbs

[@leskemp33]

@@chezziebruce5624 that’s an interesting thought I might have to try that.

[@chevelleandrydershow]

My favorite part is the harvesting. Your channel is really good at making me want to get my but out in the garden. I've been binge watching your videos and I'm getting excited about wanting to get my garden set up. Gonna have to wait til next season but plenty of time to get my beds made and what not. You do really good at explaining things

[@AcreHomestead]

Thank you! Sorry for the late reply! I'm excited for you!

[@laurielyon1892]

I've never grown garlic before but I'm wanting to. I can't believe you planted over 500 for the first year, or any year lol! You are going to be so busy for awhile. I'm anxious to see what you do with it. I'm trying to figure out where I'm going to grow it. I'm thinking in one of my containers so that it won't interfere with my spring planting.

[@kaymack5304]

I grew garlic for the first time this year and planted it in one of my raised beds. Nothing seemed to bother it (deer or rabbits) so this fall I am going to plant it out in my landscape so I’m not using up one of my raised beds.

[@momc1134]

Make sure container is buried in the ground as the garlic might freeze...the container freezes faster and harder than the ground so the plant does not have time to adjust and go completely dormant

[@laurielyon1892]

@@momc1134 good to know. The container was was going to use wouldn’t be buried in the ground. I will plant them somewhere else.

[@thatsalt1560]

I live in a village in rural Croatia and we grow a lot of our own food. The soil here is naturally extremely fertile and the season long and fairly perfect for agriculture so most people grow their own vegetables, roots, fruits and berries et cetera and this is our habit too, but I don't seem able to grow garlic and I love garlic! I need to learn a bit more. I planted garlic cloves in the autumn and in the summer they all are one, onion-shaped clove. I left them in the ground. We'll see how they develop (if they do). I had no idea there are garlics that have different growing stages as explained in this video. Very interesting.

[@cheesekake1841]

@@kaymack5304 Thanks for this info, I was wondering if deer or rabbits would eat the garlic cloves... I'm planning to plant garlic this fall, my first time ever. :)

[@marysaraalvarez3856]

Becky, your energy is so contagious. Love your ideas, info and all your videos that I've seen so far. How about dehydrating some garlic also. Love it in dips for chips. Looking forward to see what you do with your Garlic harvest. Thanks girl, you're awesome 👌.

[@AcreHomestead]

thank you!!!

[@Iamhome365]

I am going to be binge watching your channel and taking loads of notes!! Definitely want a fully functioning garden next year! I'm in awe of yours!!

[@belindasanders7072]

Mon & Dad it is always so nice 2 spend time with u. Now i no where Becky gets all that energy! Love u guys. God bless

[@heatherrichards3154]

Your channel is growing so fast now! I'm so glad people have found you. Congratulations!

[@tarnr5713]

This is why I love watching opposite season channels, so funny to see you harvesting what I have just planted (2 weeks ago - albeit a bit later than I would like)! Unfortunately I had no budget to buy seed garlic this year, but I did have the left over cloves from last years (previous property) elephant garlic harvest to plant - can't wait for January when they will be ready to harvest (assuming they sprout!). Slow roasted elephant garlic is THE. BEST. THING. EVER!!

[@AcreHomestead]

Ooo, that sounds really good!

[@nunyabeezwax9991]

Great job! I grew 275 heads of garlic. Harvest is usually 1st wk of August. This year, scapes and heads of garlic were a month early. Regardless, the harvest is always so much fun because you really never know how big each head of garlic will be. Enjoy your bounty!!

[@kimberleecardin1568]

When do you normally plant your garlic? I’m wanting to grow my own but not sure when to actually plant it!

[@elizabowman9739]

I just started to ferment my own honey garlic!!! Hope all your preservation methods work in your upcoming video🙂. Love the enthusiasm and hard work

[@angelapettway9512]

That looks like a great garlic 🧄 harvest. I know I dehydrated and ground for garlic powder when I got 1 lb of garlic and it has lasted quite awhile!!

[@katiejones9106]

Do you remember how much ground garlic came from the one pound of fresh by weight or volume?

[@angelapettway9512]

@@katiejones9106 I think about half of a pint

[@karenslater343]

Well done Becky amazing harvest of garlic. 🧄🏆🥇

[@AcreHomestead]

Thank you!

[@bhaka4521]

The leaves taste amazing.. Fresh, Frozen and dried like any herb. makes a great pesto too. Just get rid of the dry ones. and snip before curing.

[@AcreHomestead]

Oh really?!

[@bhaka4521]

@@AcreHomestead Yes. Its a really prized herb in asian cooking that is very seasonal. Sometimes called spring garlic or green garlic. The same is true for the flowers. Search 'green garlic recipe' for ideas.

[@womanofstill]

Hi! Just curious…were you homeschooled? I’m very happy for you about your garlic harvest! What beauties! Your joy is contagious.

[@AcreHomestead]

i was through part of high-school then private high-school.

[@robertwilliams7708]

Hi dear

[@jessicafreitas1319]

Although it is time consuming I totally recommend doing the garlic and honey ferment!! I have been waiting for the year mark before getting into a jar of it. By the smells that come out of the jar while it ferments made me have to starte more jars from this years harvest to preserve the same way.

[@brendapetty5034]

I agree fermented garlic honey is amazing!!!!! I need to make another to start now so I can finish eating my first jar!

[@jco7563]

Last year I grew 275 garlic bulbs and only had two left to pick! The gophers ate the rest! For 7 years they didn't touch one. Lost some great types of garlic. I haven't had to buy garlic in over 10 years and wow is the price higher then ever. This year garlic is in a raised bed with wire at the bottom. Not fond of that but at least I will get a harvest! Great job young lady! We live in Leavenworth, Wa. We call it critter town. We have moles, gophers, voles, raccoons, skunks which eat our fruit along with momma bear and twins! Never have I had such a challenge gardening! Great job with your garlic! You are doing a great job!

[@katiejones9106]

This may be a bit of a fangirl moment, but you are my favorite KZbinr! It is for many reasons (some silly, some legit) that I say this. I feel a bit of a kindred spirit in you. I would love to figure out a way to collaborate! Anyway, much respect, great job, and I look forward to many more videos from you. ❤

[@OurSmallholdingAdventure]

Isn’t it lovely!

[@tanyaphilstrom7077]

I love your videos you are a natural at it. Very detailed and informative. Your fun to watch too.

[@jopeterson9805]

Wow, what an amazing harvest for your first year!! The little bulbs that you found growing on the outside of some of the garlic are called corms. Plant them in a separate bed. They will produce a single bulb next year and then a big bulb with multiple cloves the follow year. I recently found your channel and absolutely love your energy.

[@bintlooda]

I love peeling the cloves and purée them in food processor with some olive oil . It can keep in jar in the fridge for more than a month for sure when topped with extra olive oil. U can definitely freeze some of the jars this way or freeze the mixture in ice tray to have the cubes ready to use directly from the freezer to ur pan

[@faithgwa]

I haven't grown garlic, just don't have the space but this is so inspiring. Thanks for sharing.

[@allisonhartley6712]

I just planted mine along the outside of my raised beds and some in pots.

[@avanellehansen4525]

I grow it in fabric grow bags

[@SteveLewan]

I also enjoy growing garlics. You present your experience with enthusiasum and clairity. Keep climbing!

[@nenemaria-cornfieldsgarden]

Brilliant harvest! We had pickled elephant garlic last year, it's so good! Broken into cloves then pickled with any kind of spices you like, it's kind of like a mild pickled onion but a really unique taste and a good crunch :) Don't forget to save your biggest heads to plant back out in the autumn!

[@AcreHomestead]

Thank you about the tip ok saving the largest heads!!

[@hbrailsford8429]

Love this. Just think of all the things you can make using garlic One of the things I would be making would be garlic oil, which is olive oil, minced garlic, and dried thyme made in a glass jar and kept unused for a couple of weeks to really infuse the oil with the garlic, for garlic knots.

[@saraoum91]

For the garlic preservation: i clean it, chop it in a food processor or not, put it in a jar and fill the jar with olive oil it stays good for a year or even more out or in the refrigerator 🧄🧄🧄🧄

[@maggie7897]

Be careful with garlic in olive oil unrefridgerated - it can grow botulism pretty easily. www.canr.msu.edu/news/stinking_facts_about_garlic

[@karesdesk5078]

Hi! I’m studying microbiology and I would not recommend this!!!! Garlic stored in olive oil is the perfect oxygen free environment for botulism growth, garlic stored in oil should never be left out at room temperature for more than 2 hours and if stored immediately in the fridge it should be tossed after 2-3 days although rare, botulism poisoning can be really really deadly and I don’t want anyone to get hurt!

[@saraoum91]

@@karesdesk5078 😱😱😱 i will do more research on that. Thanks

[@AcreHomestead]

Wow thank you so much!! I had no idea!!

[@lindap9079]

This was my first year growing garlic. I planted seed garlic and when I harvested it almost all of them are just a bulb of garlic. (I'm not talking about Elephant Garlic) No one has been able to answer my question about not getting cloves. Thank you for your informative video.

[@annaw6377]

Gardening is so intmedidatinf for some reson but it seem way easy when i see your videos! I'm trying to grow garlic hope it works!! Also can you include when you started planting them like the other videos it made it easier to understand the whole planting months, i know it might be different where i am but at least to understand what is winter/summer/fall/spring crops and the cover methoud where you plant somthing to prepare your bed for next seasons *i'm still trying to understand them and your videos helped a lot thank you*

[@correasuzita]

You are an absolute blessing and a joy to watch your channel....your energy is contagious....

[@AcreHomestead]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@devp700]

Fantastic garlic harvest! I would not recommend freezing garlic. It really lose the garlic flavor. After curing remember to save your largest garlic heads to plant this fall. The larger the clove you plant the larger the garlic head will grow. I just love your enthusiasm and happy gardening!

[@AcreHomestead]

Thanks for the tips!

[@lm9753LyndaAnn]

Super fun to see your garlic haul! Wow! Keep it up. I really enjoy your company and energy.

[@carolinesemple2298]

I grew garlic for the first time last year, 4 different varieties all hard neck. I grew a total of 141 bulbs. I had great soil and soaked them in seaweed solution the night before planting. This year I have 290 cloves planted and 13 elephant garlics. Elephant garlic is not a true garlic and is more from the leek family. I hung mine in bunches of 6 and my shed looked like the hanging gardens of garlic. You’ll definitely not have vampires visiting 😂

[@katiejones9106]

Caroline, would you mind sharing what preserving methods you used for the 141 heads and how long it lasted you? I am trying to gauge how much I should be growing to have enough for a year.

[@whatshername369]

"Hanging Gardens of Garlic" I love that! What are you going to do with all that garlic?

[@carolinesemple2298]

@@katiejones9106 I hung it to dry. Then when the stalks had dried off, I cut the stalks and the roots off. And cleaned them up. I gave away a bit as whole bulbs and then the rest I left in a dark dry area. I had enough to plant for the next year. To work out how much you need to grow, work out roughly how much you go through in a week then multiply that by 52. If you want to grow more for family and friends add another 20% - 30% Make sure you have good soil, plenty of manure,compost and good drainage. You’ll only get good results with anything you grow with good soil.

[@carolinesemple2298]

@@whatshername369 I gave some away, I sent 18 cloves to m,y friend who gave me 2 varieties to grow. Her crop failed so I helped her by replacing what she gave me and a bit more. I also grew a variety she didn’t have so she got some of that as well. I have had people wanting to buy from me so I’m growing extra to sell this year. As well as have some for myself.

[@fab9db]

to be fair, garlic and leeks are both alliums (as well as onions, shallots, etc)

[@chaddamp2894]

Hi ..we live zone 8b in England,our elephant garlic crop this year is amazing! I dust the planting hole with bonmeal..We have a problem with alium leaf miner but the elephant garlic hasn't been affected.Your harvest looks fantastic!!!

[@AcreHomestead]

Thanks for the tips! I don't know if we have those bugs here.....

[@chaddamp2894]

@@AcreHomestead Looking forward to next post,my elephant garlic will be planted in our Autumn(your fall?) and will probably be in the bed that potatoes were in x

[@whereintheworldisjuliet3611]

Becky, I found you in the last month and subscribed. Thank you for all you are sharing. Thank you for educating me (a former teacher) in things not of my world. Thank you for encouraging me to grow in this new direction May God bless and keep you and your family...all the days of your life! I look forward to your future education that I will drink up! THANK YOU from this greatful heart

[@constancekim608]

I’m as excited as you are!! Haha. Can’t wait to make our first raised beds. My yard is super small so will be planting the most eaten for our household. I’m in 9b zone and it is WET here so waiting for it to dry to build and prep the ground. Thx for taking us on your journey!!

[@ashleemirarchi972]

Wow! Looks great! Can’t wait to see how your preserve them, I would love to learn new methods other than just leaving them as whole heads! I grew 12 garlic heads this year (1 for each month) and that’s all I can consume haha!

[@AcreHomestead]

Haha that sounds like a way more reasonable amount lol Sorry for the late reply!

[@robertwilliams7708]

Farming in its vital role as a food supplier is correctly known as one of the most dignified forms of employment, plus it's useful and conducive for good health. Keep it on dear

[@benrichards9667]

Most of all her info on garlic is accurate. Elephant garlic is not really garlic but belongs to onion family. I grew garlic for years, around 1 acre at a time. It takes 9 months to grow it. So keep this in mind. I stuck with hardnecks as the taste was amazing. I sold it locally for $20/lb. It's a lot of work on harvest weekend. Family helpers made it doable. Love that plant!

[@Becka034]

We started buying garlic from organic gardeners locally for seed for this year! You did great! I'd call it a total win!!!

[@michelleanguiano4970]

I want to start gardening, but it feels so overwhelming. Iam loving watching your videos and getting all the information. Thank you so much Becky. Sending Anguiano love always ❤

[@bethany3797]

Start with containers!!! Just do a few and make a salsa or something simple! Our soil is horrible, so I have to do containers this year, and it is going great so far! Just start small and work your way up!!! You can do it

[@AcreHomestead]

That is a great advice!

[@AcreHomestead]

Thank you!

[@tarnr5713]

Best gardening advice I ever heard is this - "Just plant something - give it water, sunlight and nutrients and it will grow". Start with something you like to eat (or a flower you love) - in a pot or in the ground it doesn't matter, once you start it is no longer overwhelming it is addictive!.

[@theoldfarmerswife5915]

I’ve only ordered “seed” garlic once & am actually considering ordering again this year. When I went to one of the local nurseries, who’ve been in business for decades, the owner told me “don’t waste your money on seed garlic, just buy a bunch of garlic from the grocery store & plant that” Then each year, I saved enough of my garlic, as my own seeds This year’s garlic crop was a flop. All my fault. We got that 2 week deep freeze & I lost most of it. I should’ve put a heavy mulch on it

[@AcreHomestead]

I guess seed garlic is guaranteed not to have a virus that can live in your soil if you buy form the store... Sorry for the late reply! but i have heard that same thing

[@ValerieT2023]

I just stumbled upon this video. I disagree with just using store bought garlic. I've been growing garlic for years. Started out using grocery store garlic. The bulbs were not impressive at all. The flavor was generic. Then I started buying seed garlic online and that was so much larger than store bought. The resulting garlic bulbs from seed garlic cloves were so much larger as well. I am now at a point where I save my largest bulbs to plant the following fall. The flavor is fantastic, the bulbs are large and I get more variety.

[@milkonous]

I hope you also use the green part. I grow garlic mainly for the green part and use it like green onions. I add it to soups, rice, noodles or cut small pieces and mix with cottage choose and put on bread 🍞. It is also great with scramble eggs.

[@beajlee]

Wow, great harvest Becky! This is my first year of growing garlic (or anything really 😉) in Australia. Due to limited space, I planted 2 heads of garlic and we harvested 19 heads of beautiful garlic yesterday... I'm very impressed at how easy it is to grow and proud of my achievement as should you be 😊

[@cheesekake1841]

We love garlic and eat it every day, it's good for health. Thanks for this inspirational video. We're definitely going to try growing garlic this fall.

[@cindyburst]

I’m old enough to be your great gam but you are my hero!! Love to you!! You’re so inspiring; no fear! Love it. Can you explain to us newbie gardeners the difference in the types of garlic? Love your channel. 💕💕💕💕never mind. Lol

[@AcreHomestead]

Ah thanks! Hard neck stores for less time but the cloves are bigger. Soft neck stores a long time

[@bernadettesanchez1800]

Becky I love love love your channel and content! I’ve learned so much and I’ve only discovered your channel a few weeks ago! I can’t wait to finally start canning and preserving!

[@christinacrafts]

Stoked for the follow up videos on what you're going to do with all this garlic! Sending love from 🇨🇦

[@grekahg3938]

That’s a LOT of garlic 🧄 I’m learning to use it more to flavor recipes but I do t think I could use that much. Great to know it was successful for you.

[@nancyweinstock8456]

Love your channel. You've done so many great things. Questions: when you freeze a gallon of milk, how do you defrost it and how long does it take? Do you have a large family you are cooking/preserving for? That's A LOT of food. Good for you!

[@saraoum91]

For the milk she sais that her husband get it out from the freezer before they go to sleep rub it in a towel. And we she gets up the morning after the mils is half defreezed she put it in the fridge. And no for the large family just her and her husband 3 dogs and the chickens of course 😅 but i guess like all of us i think shes gives a lot to her family and friends

[@AcreHomestead]

Thanks for fielding questions, Sarah :D haha you're great!

[@richarddaniels9696]

Wow ! You have enough garlic for entire army! Love garlic and love your video, very proud of you 👍

[@sarahburke1576]

My dad taught me how to grow garlic. I breaded mine. I can’t wait to see what else you do!!

[@AcreHomestead]

Wow that’s special :)

[@annmarienoone9879]

Seed garlic? Just save your biggest heads, break them into bulbs and plant this fall.

[@magnuswootton6181]

thanx for tip.

[@aliciaschultz309]

That was my one question..when do you plant?

[@annmarienoone9879]

@@aliciaschultz309 plant in October or November before the ground freezes.

[@kikik5266]

@@aliciaschultz309 in Alaska we need to plant by August but my seed ships September 1st...lol so I might squeeze it in just on the tail end of planting season here.

[@redinthethevalley]

Becky you have an awesome harvest going on there!! Great job lady👏🏼♥️ listen you definitely do have a spot to dry your garlic..where you have it on the ground, look up!! Put an eye hook on the wall and sting some twine all the way along that wall to the corner and make clusters of garlic and hang it up!! Then you’ll have your walking area freed up too!😀😀 just a suggestion!! Loving your energy and enthusiasm Becky !! Big hugs from me to you 🇨🇦🌻♥️

[@AcreHomestead]

Great idea! Thank you!

[@betsyburton538]

I am currently making black garlic in my rice cooker. This is my 2nd attempt. A few years back I didn’t have a rice cooker with a gasket lid so it didn’t turn black. It didn’t go to waste as it was still good in soups and roasts. Unfortunately my garlic grew too fast in the fall due to a longer warm winter and I had to buy garlic this year to make it. Fingers crossed it works this year. You have so much garlic that I hope you look this up and try to do it.

[@AcreHomestead]

I want to try that!

[@AcreHomestead]

Sorry about your garlic

[@betsyburton538]

@@AcreHomestead most people wrap them in tinfoil which I’m not fond of, so I wrapped mine in moistened cheese cloth. Seems to be working fine.

[@lourddes6341]

Wonderful 🧄 !! You did great girl. You can get one of the clothes line for Amazon the ones that when you are not using retract and it’s just a small box a set it up on that back porch to hang it to cure. Or do some garlic braids which works great for curing and for storage too.

[@hellenlee4605]

I love to mince the garlic and fry it until brown with light olive oil....garlic oil to put in noodles...also fried with Thai chilies to spice it up.

[@margaretrangel7223]

When should you plant garlic in zone 8? I'm new to gardening!

[@jacquelinem116]

did you ever do a garlic preservation video? just planting my garlic now and thinking ahead to how long soft neck vs hardback stores in determining what to plant

[@gabrielgrowingup]

I love your gardening videos so much. Truly a delight

[@AcreHomestead]

Thank you :)

[@tabathahagan6913]

That was an awesome amount of garlic 🧄🧄🧄 some of them we huge... Great job Becky....

[@FaithandFun-w6q]

Impressive content friend 💖 Thank you for sharing.. 🙏 Love it!

[@everydaymomlife4118]

Could you do a video on how you plant your garlic this year? I’m in WA and I want to start my garlic, but I’m super intimidated.

[@alexdiaz8537]

Hello Jessica How are you doing today?

[@christineencrypt3892]

I'm growing garlic around my rosebush just to fight against aphids and to help my roses smell even better. Getting garlic out of it is a big bonus!

[@corinawohlfert1787]

When I was young me and my best friend would go out in a huge wild field behind our houses and pull up and eat the wild garlic raw... My mom hated it when I came home from playing bc we would both stink like crazy!! We also had a wild pear tree behind our house and would eat the hard little pears.

[@magnuswootton6181]

thatll keep the vampires away.

[@MzClementine]

My grandmother could smell me eating garlic days before I ever went to her house I couldn't understand it. She was like I swear you smell like garlic. And I would say Mimi, you realize I'm Italian and it's in my blood... 🖖😏🤔🤣

[@AcreHomestead]

I love garlic!! Thanks for sharing that! Sorry for the late reply!

[@Iamhome365]

I planted garlic in January-very late I know)I'm in Ireland zone 8 and when they were really brown in June I pulled one - so disappointed as looked like a spring onion - left and pulled in August and they had developed into cloves. Just today I was digging and found a few more bulbs (tops were gone) and they're perfect 😊 going to plant loads of organic ones in november

[@BrightestBlessings7899]

We need to leave our garlic 10 months here. I plant in early November and harvest them in July. After the scapes grow, we cut them off and stop watering them.

[@MairIsabell]

I planted onions for the first time this year and wish I had also planted garlic! I’ve never planted garlic before either and enjoyed learning in this video thanks Becky :)

[@robertwilliams7708]

That's cool dear❤️

[@chasitythornbrugh9489]

That is a ton of garlic! Last year I bought garlic from the grocery store and planted and got a great crop. Paid 50 cents and got 35 garlic bulbs.

[@AcreHomestead]

I should try that! Sorry for the late reply!

[@avanellehansen4525]

I harvested the green leaves and scissor cut them into two inch pieces for stirfry. Dehydrating is easy!

[@cjjjj7163]

WOW YOU SO LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO DO ALL THAT GARDENING EXCELLENT LOVE THOSE GARLIC

[@jswhosoever4533]

Great harvest! I'm going to try garlic for the first time this fall. I'm excited😊

[@Rosmarylla]

Awesome harvest. Try peeling and putting some in vinegar. Super handy for quick use on a long day!

[@AcreHomestead]

I need to try that!! Thank You!!

[@HomesteadHopeful]

Such a great harvest!! I'm so glad you are doing the honey ferment, I just found it and want to try it this year.

[@echandler673]

Awesome harvest! I have heard from other gardeners though that you shouldn't pull the stalks from the ground, they should be dug up. The reason being that you can dislodge the paper husk from the bulb and shorten the lifespan of your bulbs. Idk if that is an issue with yours, but if it is then you know why.

[@pamt8430]

Hey Friend...you may not 'know' what you're doing...but what you did worked!! That is an awesome harvest!!! Congrats!!!

[@AcreHomestead]

Thank you Pam :)

[@Frannie1026]

I never saw a preserving your garlic video. I definitely need a garlic bed next year!!!

[@jasminelouisefarrall]

Amazing harvest Becky 🌸🦋🌸

[@victoriajohnson3034]

I'm always behind schedule. My garlic splits every year. I just hang dry for 4 to 6 weeks. I replant largest cloves around Oct 15 th and eat the rest. Elephant garlic.

[@AcreHomestead]

That's a great idea!

[@lottatroublemaker6130]

All that «Garlic Grass» would be perfect to cut off, chop up and freeze. It’s just soooo sweet and great to use in salads, soups etc❣️👏👏👏💚🤗

[@deerogatory]

You made me regret not holding out for a home with a big yard. Fabulous video.

[@zagros3280]

Becky , did you know that you can even preserve some of your garlic in oil. Peel all the garlic and put all of it in a food processer to smash it then put it in clean jar and fyll the jar with the oil you use the most. the put it in the refrigerator. it last like six months. when ever you want fresh garlic tack out a scoop of it in your food. I have done it. very easy. I thought I have to share it with you.

[@AcreHomestead]

That's a great idea! Thanks!

[@myhomeanddreamgarden]

In Australia in my hot State not many veggies like to grow or herbs. In my small garden I plant flowers and now organising my garden for roses . When I watch some channels and see amazing crops people harvesting like you I am jealous =)

[@AcreHomestead]

I totally get that! I feel that way when I see people with dairy cows lol

[@sandrarichardson2713]

Lots of good information here. Thanks for your time. Seems you are quite successful with your crop this year. I am just learning also. I need to get my act together on rotating my crops AND seeing how much I consume of any one thing per year. Jesus bless.

[@MelissaK133]

So inspiring to see! I can't wait to have more space to pop in raised beds! Your nails look great too :)

[@Lseverett5]

I'm up above Seattle..only been here a year. I never realized our summer temps were so different between here and your local.

[@denaetak1147]

Wow! I have only grown small amounts of garlic! I so want to plant that much one day! Great job! Can't wait to see what you do with it all!

[@AcreHomestead]

Thank you!

[@luciaamoavidacomplantas7262]

Onde moro tem bastante chácara , aqui planta se muita cebolinha coentro alface repolho e salsicha etc,vc é um exemplo pra qualquer um que queira começar com agricultura estás de parabéns 👋👋👋