Growing Garlic - Planting Harvesting Curing & Braiding

We plant lots of garlic in Portugal. It's one of the easiest foods to grow. From start to finish: planting, Harvesting, curing, drying, braiding and selection for growing the following year.
Recipes down below.
Garlic is one of the least demanding vegetables to grow and a great staple in the kitchen.
It's the first vegetable we where we achieved 100% self sufficiency on our homestead in Portugal.
Garlic Confit Recipe
About 6 bulbs garlic (we used the little cloves left over from planting)
2 or 3 sprigs of Thyme or Rosemary
2 pieces of lemon peel from 1 lemon,
1 tablespoon black peppercorns
Enough olive oil to cover the cloves
Preheat the oven to 130C/110C fan ( 230 / 260F fan)
Separate all the cloves and peel.
Place the garlic cloves, a generous amount of salt (1 teaspoon) and the thyme or rosemary in an ovenproof dish and cover with the olive oil.
Make sure the garlic is fully submerged in the olive oil so it does not burn.
Roast for 2 hours.
The oil will bubble gently while it cooks.
Allow to cool, then store the garlic with the oil in an airtight container or jar in the fridge.
It will keep for at least a month.
How to use
We used some on the toasted bread shown on the table to make a delicious garlic bread.
Another evening we swirled some into creamy mashed potato, dotted the potatoes with butter, grated parmesan on top and grilled it for 10 minutes until golden brown.
Thanks for watching.
Meraid x

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Thank you 😊

[@Tridhos]

Thanks for the garlic recipe anything involving garlic and potatoes is most welcome to a vegan.

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Hope you enjoy 😊

[@danyoutube7491]

Garlic fermented in honey! I would never have imagined that combination. Those plaited garlic look rather attractive as well as being practical, very good.

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Thank you 😊

[@sheilajoseph9953]

Great vlog, harvesting and planting garlic, loved the plaiting 💚

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Thanks so much 😊

[@bealbocht63]

Now to find local garlic to plant. Great video, thanks.

[@NearbyVeggies]

Happy planting ☺️

[@mlduong6739]

I love how to braid your garlic. 😊. Thank you for showing us.❤

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Thank you 😊

[@asc3184]

Thanks for another video. Thanks especially for sharing yiur knowledge and illustrating it. Always a pleasure watching you guys.

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Thanks for letting us know. 😊

[@larhumba4233]

You are definitely the Garlic Queen! Eating it is keeping you both healthy! 🥰🌿💚

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We sure do like garlic 🧄🤗

[@hankbraff1135]

I have ben growing garlic for 25 years, I never let the scapes get to big always cut them off when they have grown about 6 inches above the last set of green leaves, this way all the energy of the still growing plant is focused on the bulbs, the scapes are always tender and delicious to eat, if you let them grow for to long they can become tough and a little bitter, but when cut young they are delicious in stir fries or salads, I am in Australia so your season is the opposite to ours, but garlic is garlic where ever it is grown, in my opinion one of the most fascinating alliums to grow.

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Thank you 😊

[@zedacruja681]

Weii weii I did no that so months after its growing you cut the plante half way is it?

[@hankbraff1135]

@@zedacruja681 no you just cut the flower stalk or scape as it is called off, the plant is concentrating all of its energy into growing the flower or scape as it is called, the plant then sends all of its energy to the garlic bulb so you end up with a bigger bulb.

[@kathleenpitt1981]

On another channel I watch, she cuts the scape early too, and makes pesto with them. Sounds so good.

[@lucaspolderman6622]

What a nice garlic special😊❤

[@NearbyVeggies]

Thank you. Enjoyed making it too 😊

[@vivalaleta]

Love to see people more my age so talented and industrious. And mmmmm, garlic.

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Cool 😎

[@flowersflowers473]

Just picked up some hard neck Isle of White garlic at the garden centre yesterday, so this video couldn’t have come at a better time! 🤗🙌 Thank you for all the info!

[@NearbyVeggies]

Sounds great. All the best with your planting 😊

[@annavalliara2034]

Loved watching this video. It's very well done, must have taken a lot of time, patience and organization- thank you! ❤

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It sure did. Thank you 😊

[@mesutozsen903]

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Thank you 😊

[@lesleyannshaw2242]

This was a great video thanks Merade

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My pleasure. Thank you 😊

[@pamelahardy9937]

Thank you for showing us how to store garlic.

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My pleasure 😊

[@petermcfadden9426]

I love your videos and the Chris Haugen backing music.🐝

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Glad you enjoy them and the music. Thank you 😊

[@ninemoonplanet]

I actually managed to grow decent sized garlic last year, and kept enough to grow again this year. Other times, failures. I noticed the flavours are much nicer home grown than I got from the store. Looking forward to seeing the garlic shoot up and grow. Roasted garlic is a favourite thing in my family.

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Congratulations. Dan loves roasted garlic too. 👍

[@Skattie]

LOOKS LIKE heaven over there❤

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Thank you 😊

[@evablcher8788]

Thank you for at super video. I also grow a lot of garlic here in Denmark and now is the perfect time of the year to plant the cloves if you want them to get as big as possible. I tried to grow them in my poly tunnel with great success as well. Have you ever tried to grow "Elephant garlic"? If not, then you should try. All the best to you both.

[@NearbyVeggies]

We have indeed grown elephant garlic. We haven’t found it here yet. 👍

[@Skattie]

Everything is a labour of love ❤

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It is indeed 😊

[@PensionersinPortugal]

I live you show the failures and when you stuck a fork into the bulb!! Real life 💕🧄

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Thank you. 😊🤗

[@Aotruba]

Thank you so much for all the garlic information! I love your videos! Yuuummyyy garlic 👍😊❣️

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Thank you 😊

[@robynclarke5274]

Thank you I did learn a lot from you.

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Thank you 😊

[@pedroleal7118]

Congratulations on your Garlic harvest ! You also seem to have nice Olive oil! Hope everything will go well for both of you, in the future. Mybe you're heard of oversized vegetables from Entroncamento? It's curiosity of Nature, near you. Take care , stay warm and dry.

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*Maybe you're heard

[@NearbyVeggies]

The oil is from last year’s harvest it’s delicious. I’m going to check out Entroncamento. I haven’t heard about it 👍

[@pedroleal7118]

@@NearbyVeggies well, nothing better than you own Olive Oil! My family does take care of their own Olive trees. I miss that taste, Industrial 'Olive Oil' can't compete! Take care and thank you for answering! Have a great time!

[@MsKurikara]

This is lovely, thank you!!!

[@NearbyVeggies]

You are so welcome. Thank you 😊

[@Carpe-Diem]

Really enjoyed this vídeo! Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Can’t wait to try it all out!

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Have fun. 😊

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What amazing of your skills are varied and so amazing.

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Thank you very much😊

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I enjoyed that😊

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Yay! Thank you 😊

[@anamagalhaes7571]

Bom dia. Diga me, por favor, quando semeia os alhos espera por alguma fase da lua? Por exemplo, no minguante ou na lua nova. Muito obrigada. 😊

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Algumas pessoas semeiam pela lua. Plantamos quando achamos que é uma boa altura. Semeias com a lua?

[@csilviageo]

Gostei. Plantei alho no meu pequeno quintal e não sabia quando colher. Amei as dicas.

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Obrigada 🤩

[@ianandresen2326]

Good video! I think I better go revisit the garlic I planted! Thanks for the info!

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Why?

[@ianandresen2326]

I didn't break them apart when I planted! But the ground is frozen solid now! So I went and got another clove and planted them my big Tera Cota pots!

[@NearbyVeggies]

You’ll get a full bulb from each clove. 🤗

[@kikoempis]

I'm amazed how do you use about 4 heads of garlic per week! I dont use that in a month, and I like garlic! hehehe

[@NearbyVeggies]

We wanted to be sure we had enough but we do use a lot. We share it too and swap for plants and eggs. 😉

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❤❤❤

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[@owenp65]

A great Garlick episode. I'm planning on planting mine these next few days. I have to cover with mesh though as Allium Leaf Miner has made its way to my area over the last few years. Do you have this insect over there with you?

[@NearbyVeggies]

No sign of that here, just the bigger guys, with teeth VOLES 😂

[@mintooarya775]

Hi, I'm also planning to come to Portugal.buy a small house for myself and start living happy Life. ❤

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Best wishes for your plans 😊

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[@offgridwanabe]

You make it all look so easy. What kind of boots were those you had on?

[@NearbyVeggies]

The boots are Dubarry, an Irish brand but they are actually my old sailing boots not meant for gardening. 😂

[@HeloisaVidigal]

Olá! Adorei o video, como sempre! Após quanto tempo de armazenagem você usa o alho conservado no mel? E como vocês usam?

[@NearbyVeggies]

Esperamos um mês antes de o utilizar. O mel torna-se fino. O alho tem um sabor mais suave e é utilizado em qualquer refeição. O mel tem um sabor suave a alho. Pode ser conservado durante muito tempo. 👍

[@tildars]

Interesting video as we do not grow garlic in our climate. We do use alot of garlic (imported) , in our cooking 👍

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May I ask what part of the world you’re in?

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@@NearbyVeggies tropical South Pacific Island 😀

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A minha Mae faz iso nao so com o alho mas também com as cebola e se nao me engano ela nao seca primeiro arranca assim como Voce arrancou e faz logo trancas, depois vai secando

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Thankyou 💚for the great tips.🧄🍯🧄🫒

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Delighted you enjoyed it. Thank you 😊