Harvest Cure And Store Garlic | Best Tips

Check out my new book that you can pre-order now. Simplify Vegetable Gardening will be available on 16th Feb 2024. Pre-order now to be the first to get a copy of this book that has all my personal tips. geni.us/SimplifyVegGardening Taking 9 months to mature, it is important to harvest cure and store garlic properly in order to preserve your hard work. Here I show you the very best tips for 2018 to get the very best results so you can enjoy your garlic all year round.
You have found this video because you have garlic you need to process right? Well, here you will learn all the best tips. learn how to harvest properly so not to damage your garlic which will prevent it keeping. I will show you how I cure garlic to get the very best results, and once all this is complete it needs to be kept properly in order to stay fresh all year round. I do this showing you exactly how to store garlic by plaiting or braiding your garlic.
If you are about to harvest cure and store garlic this year, then make sure you watch this video to learn the best tips in 2018 and keep that crop you spent the last 9 months growing
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[@simplifygardening]

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[@chembelyndelacernasandoy3566]

How many months to wait before you harvest garlic

[@simplifygardening]

Thank You for viewing this video. I would really appreciate your help in growing this channel. If you enjoyed this video please share it with your friends and on other social platforms you belong too. Consider subscribing and click the bell for notifications each time I upload new videos. Don't forget to leave me a comment below, I love to speak with you guys. Happy Gardening :) Tony

[@katemclynn333]

Nice video & clever way to cure garlic, thanks. Where did those wire trays come from? Look to be the perfect size.

[@simplifygardening]

@@katemclynn333 thanks Kate. Really appreciate your comment

[@byroncudworth6918]

This is one of the best gardening channels out there.

[@simplifygardening]

Thank you Byron I really appreciate that and am very glad your enjoying it and finding value in my videos

[@carriad11]

Greetings from Nova Scotia, Canada! Appreciate that you get to the point and speak in layman terms.

[@simplifygardening]

Try to keep it as real as possible for folks Carriad. My older videos are a little different but we all learn and evolve as we grow :)

[@ciggyhore9997]

Another great video Tony, clicking on the bell icon is great, I get an instant notification of when your next video is out, loving the bloopers too.... class 👍🏻👍🏻

[@simplifygardening]

Cheers Brian, Great thanks for explaining the bell to all the viewers :)

[@pervinshastri228]

thank you, i've been looking for this for a long time now.

[@simplifygardening]

Oh I am glad it will help you Pervin :) Thanks for commenting. is your garlic ready?

[@gallopingg1]

A GREAT HELP.

[@JoshuaCromerTodd]

Thank you! My soft neck garlics have started to collapse, and this video gave me what I need to know to have garlic through this winter!

[@simplifygardening]

Perfect glad its of help

[@scotland1988ful]

Great info. Warm thank you from a scottish lassie, now living in the states.

[@simplifygardening]

Your welcome anytime and thanks for viewing

[@nikolasmilevski7851]

Bravo,excellent job!

[@redroseaus]

Wow, so huge the garlic bulbs you got there...

[@lindapenney5207]

Awesome update i was very pleased with my first small harvest from a shop brought garlic might see if i can get a proper one blessings to you and the family

[@simplifygardening]

Thanks Linda, glad to hear you had a good result

[@Kiwi403]

What a great tutorial! Thanks and hi from New Zealand :-)

[@simplifygardening]

Hey Sylvia. Welcome and hello from the UK :)

[@TheStressD]

Excellent tutorial, love your videos. Lovely set of garlic you have, keep up the good work! : )

[@simplifygardening]

Hey thanks mate. really appreciate the support and the comments. Lots more coming but dropped macbook pro so waiting for apple to fix it atm no editing machine

[@lmartin23]

Another great tips! Thank you! Happy planting!

[@simplifygardening]

Thank Niyya. glad it was of interest

[@nidge2822]

Fantastic video tony I have just ordered 12 cloves of elephant and 4 bulbs of Iberian white from the garlic farm isle of white .hope they do me proud ...i will follow your way as my soil is well drained...

[@LindaPenney]

Awesome update and blessings Tony in sharing

[@simplifygardening]

Awe thanks Linda. Hope your garden is doing well too. great video the other day by the way :)

[@janetkrehbiel5799]

Thank you for your good tips on garlic. I tried growing some elephant garlic this spring, even though I know I should have planted it last fall. Of course it didn't get as large as yours, but it did grow. I need to be planting my crop for next year soon. My normal garlic, soft neck, has grown for 3 years, from seed, and was large enough to get a good harvest this year, so I am very happy with it and we enjoyed some fresh cloves last night in our supper. God bless you for helping all of us with good tips. We really appreciate you.

[@simplifygardening]

Hi, Janet. Thats great to hear your garlic has come, nothing like fresh garlic from homegrown. Yes need to be planting them around September for good overwintering

[@desertflower9557]

Beautiful and huge! I needed this thorough info, I was just wondering about how to harvest my garlic when it grows. Thank you.

[@simplifygardening]

Glad it helps

[@antoinettebrough1638]

Great video as always. Thanks Tony!

[@simplifygardening]

Thank you so much Antoinette

[@50shadesofgreen]

good day to you Tony !! thanks for the great advice and information on how you Harvest, Cure and Storing your Garlic

[@simplifygardening]

Hey thanks for that. Glad the video was of interest :)

[@lesliejacobs1439]

50 shades of green I wrote to the video not you..did you start gardening? This is the year for it.. dry here in 2020..but garden is doing well in Lander Wyoming USA..just harvested my hard neck garlic and shallots.

[@katetoullis9292]

This is a really clear good video

[@simplifygardening]

Thanks Kate. Really glad you enjoyed it 😀👍

[@MuddyBootz]

A lovely harvest mate....I missed the boat in planting out this year, but still have some elephant cloves ready for later this year. I like the mesh tray for drying 👍.Must consider PPE in future when harvesting 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀👍

[@simplifygardening]

Who would have known you need a hard hat at the plot lol

[@colettehatley121]

That garlic looks amazing !!!!

[@simplifygardening]

Thans Colette wait until I harvest this years :)

[@AlchemywithD]

I enjoyed this video so much. My daughter and I are growing garlic today!

[@simplifygardening]

Wonderful! Sorry for the late reply

[@shannahonea714]

Love it😃🖒

[@MulyadiGana]

Thanks for sharing

[@simplifygardening]

Thanks for taking the time to comment. Do you grow?

[@mariannesouza8326]

Precious, adorable little girl! 😀

[@simplifygardening]

Thanks Mari, she is my princess :)

[@pondguru]

That was some really large bulb garlic you had there, man and I thought you were going to get brained by the mesh basket at the end, lol

[@simplifygardening]

It was real close Richard lol. Lesson learned :) yeah garlic did well again this year

[@jacobeksor6088]

I am Montagnard indigenous live in America , I love garlic, I planted them here hope I will have a great harvest in June. You garlic look great thanks for the great information.

[@simplifygardening]

Hey Jeremy. Im sure you will have a great crop. Let me know how it goes

[@jacobeksor6088]

Thank you

[@angelapalmer9062]

Thank you very nice

[@mikesorensen1981]

Great tips on harvesting 👍 Is that elephant garlic, beautiful bulbs😱

[@simplifygardening]

yes mike. the bulbs this year were double the size

[@chrispugh2715]

Fabulous Garlic Tony .

[@simplifygardening]

Thanks Chris!. How is yours coming along?

[@RobertaG556]

Great video!!!

[@simplifygardening]

Thanks R S glad you enjoyed it

[@djedUVprojector]

Another great video, UKHWGo

[@simplifygardening]

Cheers Eugene, that means a lot, thanks for taking the time out of your day to view and comment :)

[@plantsssful]

Thanks Tony

[@simplifygardening]

Thanks very much Patricia :)

[@ThisisHowieDewitt777]

Thanks again im learning ive never had a garden before so learning everything from youtube and starting in the next spring with my garden and ill have my channel going and differently will mention you and help you with more subscribers hopefully, So we will see how i do.

[@simplifygardening]

Thats great make sure you let me know the channel is running I will take a look

[@lesliejacobs1439]

Simplify Gardening so it is a year later..and a crazy one it is. Did you start a garden...? Gardening here in Lander Wyoming USA

[@annehughes9525]

Thought that was going to land on your head ! . Thanks for the tips 👍

[@simplifygardening]

It came pretty close Anne. The wind caught it. It will be put in the shed later though its starting to pick to rain here. Whoooo hooo

[@annehughes9525]

About twelve droplets lol, gutted

[@simplifygardening]

Yeah I know was gutted too lol. we could do with a good downpour what do you think?

[@ericaslittlewelshgarden]

Thanks for the video, I'm going to be planting some garlic soon, would you recommend Elephant garlic? It's quite a bit more expensive to buy.

[@simplifygardening]

Elephant garlic is much milder to eat than regular garlic. I grow both types as it is better for some recipes where the pungent normal garlic is better for others

[@marilyncabahit218]

Hello sir i always watch ur chanel and i love ur all videos ...keep up the good work Sir with ur beautiful daughter....

[@simplifygardening]

:) Thanks Marilyn. I really appreciate that and the time taken to comment. Plenty more on the way

[@thelittlefarmersfarm5706]

Cheers for this upload Tony.... We are trying garlic for the first time at the back end of the year for an over wintered grow... The Elephant Garlic looks great pal. ATB as always Tony M & James, From the Little Farmers Farm!!!

[@simplifygardening]

Cheers mate, yeah sow your winter garlic october time and you be right for next years harvest

[@thelittlefarmersfarm5706]

Been clearing out the bolted stuff tonight... Cheers pal... Hope you had a productive "Honey Run" too Tone ATB Guru M

[@simplifygardening]

Yes mate sold about 120 jars of honey today. Got another 120 off this run but ran out of labels waiting for new ones to be printed, and maybe able to pull a little more honey later in the month who knows

[@thelittlefarmersfarm5706]

If you could harvest 5K jars of honey a year mate??? You would be Set!!! COME ON THE BEES!!!

[@simplifygardening]

Yeah that would be very nice. would allow me to quit work and do UKHWG full time

[@ElPibeLag]

I harvest 20 lb 🐘 garlic in my garden This year i am very happy .. Regards

[@simplifygardening]

Wow, thats a great haul of garlic

[@DigwellGreenfingers]

Nice one Tony. My garlics were lifted 3-4 weeks ago. Dry enough now to plait. Steve

[@simplifygardening]

Perfect Steve, get plaiting and they be golden for the winter mate. Thanks for taking the time to comment :)

[@DigwellGreenfingers]

Just browsing the catalogues for some garlic to plant over-winter (or do I regrow my own - tough choice)

[@simplifygardening]

Regrowing your own if possible is a good choice as long as it grew well and stored well. It is already used to local conditions so should perform better

[@DigwellGreenfingers]

Good point! Never had an issue with any of the "Solent" varieties so I'll probably give it a go

[@simplifygardening]

I grew my own solent white for years and it just got better and better. the only time i would get new is if you get rust or white rot

[@Ynot5501]

Which season is the good time to plant garlic or is that all year around is fine

[@scottwasik79]

Those are real nice Scott from Detroit, plus what kind of garlic are pl

[@simplifygardening]

Solent white

[@oddopops1327]

Nice video :-)

[@simplifygardening]

Thanks, Oddo pops, How is your garden coming along?

[@EAZ36588]

I like those wire trays they seem quite useful. Where did you get them from? Or is they there a particular name I should use for searching?

[@simplifygardening]

Hi Erin. You can't just bu these, they came from a wardrobe that someone was throwing away and they asked If i had a use for them

[@dianachia6481]

I like your work.wish to join you.

[@simplifygardening]

Thanks Diana

[@cw2126]

👍👍👍

[@ianwynne5483]

If you don't have a mesh basket you can screw 8ft latts 2 inches apart 5 lengths of timber will give you over 40 feet of hanging space.

[@kathreece3916]

Another great video Tony. Remember to pop into the shop for some bath bombs for the kiddos x

[@simplifygardening]

Hi Kath. I haven't forgotten hun. I have just been up to my eyes in it. I will pop in I promise lol. How is your plot coming along?

[@kathreece3916]

UK Here We Grow not great I have to be honest. Hopefully get ALOT of preparation going on through the winter to have a great head start next season, we have around 10 weddings going in August that we are dressing so it's absolutely manic plus another shop opening up at the front of forge mill, perhaps u can bring your honey down and we will sell them for you haha. Plot is looking a bit sorry for itself at the moment. Need to pick up some wood and make some beds x

[@simplifygardening]

Wow your as busy as I am lol. Not sure how much honey I will have left I sold tons of it a while ago and have orders for another 80 plus jars. so will be bottling the rest later this week hopefully. Never hangs around long lol

[@kathreece3916]

UK Here We Grow haha its absolutely nuts isn't it. Fire station keeping you busy? You obviously need more bees if your running out of honey haha!

[@simplifygardening]

I'm off work atm Kath but be back in on the 7th August :)

[@PetalsonthePavingSlabs]

I still have never grown elephant garlic, would you recommend over hard / soft necked types Tony? Great video by the way!

[@simplifygardening]

Elephant garlic is much milder in flavour so fits into meals you dont want that pungent aroma or taste so it is very good for that. I still grow other garlic like Solent white too for things like curry and so forth

[@blueponyfarm1962]

Great information as always! The look on your face when the rack fell... Priceless! Just wondering if drying on the wire racks in my greenhouse would be suitable, or are high temps a problem? I've got a good automatic ventilation system pushing air through, but sometimes a sunny day sees temps of 100*+ in there. Alternately I could move the racks to the covered porch, cooler with only indirect light. Thoughts?

[@simplifygardening]

Put them under the porch instead of the greenhouse, they would dehydrate in there if it gets too hot. Much better under porch as long as it has airflow

[@blueponyfarm1962]

That's what I was thinking too. The unenclosed back porch/deck is generally cooler as it has a roof but is open on 3 sides for good ventilation. It's currently home to my July-planted spuds and carrots because it's been so hot here. Didn't want them roasted before they'd had time to grow 😱

[@simplifygardening]

A great use of the porch for your spuds and carrots. Do you use it for anything else normally?

[@blueponyfarm1962]

It's 30 x 20 with a roof over half. We've a table and chairs for sitting out and enjoying the evening. The railing around the decking supports 6 English rose bushes. Prior to building our permanent greenhouse this spring, I had my 4ft x 6ft plastic greenhouse fixed to the sunny side. It's also great for potting on and hardening off young plants. 🌱🐝

[@simplifygardening]

Sounds like a fantastic area, that very useful space

[@ollythomas6702]

Love your videos Tony, great presenting style and the accent is brilliant! (I'm welsh too!). After watching this one I think I'll be adding Garlic to my garden next year. Cheers

[@simplifygardening]

Thanks very much Olly. Appreciate the kind words. Where in Wales are you from?

[@ollythomas6702]

No problem, been really enjoying watching your videos. First year gardening for me and I'm working in quite a small space. Your videos show the process of growing different veg really well. It's inspired me to try and diversify my space with as much as I can. I'm in Monmouthshire. I'm guessing you're not too far away?

[@simplifygardening]

No, I am between Pontypridd and Merthyr Tydfil a little place call Nelson. I am glad Ive inspired you to start growing and making the most of your space. Remember you reap what you sow :)

[@jasons-jungle]

Elephant garlic produces little "corms" at the base of the bulb which can break off and lie dormant in the ground for a couple of years before sprouting. I noticed you didn't check for these (in fact at around 2:45 I'm sure I see a couple fly off). Did you go back later to find these or do you just let them volunteer?

[@simplifygardening]

All were taken off and collected Jason thanks. I didnt bother during the video for speed of the video

[@ElPibeLag]

X2

[@Lukeydukeist]

I've been removing skins to get the dirt off before drying. Am I messing up?

[@simplifygardening]

id just wash it off and allow it to dry

[@paulwoodcock764]

and if you don,t have the trays ?

[@ronyerke9250]

Would a small brush be helpful when knocking soil off the garlic bulbs?

[@simplifygardening]

Hi Ron. A great idea, it would prob work very well. Hows your garlic looking?

[@ronyerke9250]

I don't have garlic growing this year. I've mostly been finding what nature provides and growing some ornamentals. I've been thinking about trying more next year though.

[@simplifygardening]

Well it wont be long and we will be planting garlic cloves again Ron so get ready mate, they will be going in early September mate

[@d34dly0101]

How many could you grow in a pot and what soil conditions would I need great video 👍👍👍👍👍

[@simplifygardening]

depends on the size of pot. a 30 liter one prob 5 and a soil compost mix 40 40 with 20 % perlite would be fine

[@d34dly0101]

Could you do me a favour when you do a end video could you do links in the description so we can see a beginning to a end plan if you know what I mean

[@simplifygardening]

sorry links to what

[@d34dly0101]

UK Here We Grow sowing plus like soil prep then end result there very impressive garlic but only have a container garden

[@simplifygardening]

We can do a container video for you we do have many of them on the channel mind

[@saimsami7810]

can you tell me what is difference between elephant garlic&pakistani NARC G1 garlic

[@simplifygardening]

no ive not grown that

[@jimmyle1994]

Can you trim the leaves off then cure them?

[@simplifygardening]

not the leaves but you can cure the bulbs yes Sorry for the late reply. I have been unwell. Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@scottwasik79]

Plus can I grow them I August

[@simplifygardening]

Wait until the end of Septemeber or early october to sow next years

[@fredsutherwood4094]

hi all when do i take the leaves of my sprout please

[@simplifygardening]

Around xmas sprouts will be ready and can be harvested and the leaves can be harvested after

[@426superbee4]

i'll tell ya the best way THIS IS NO JOKE! FREEZE it whole even with the peels on it in cloves it don't shrink nor rot> just as fresh as the day you froze it> I did a experiment with a whole clove, and it worked was easy to peel slice and JUST LIKE THE DAY IT WAS FROZEN no favor lost either

[@simplifygardening]

Ive not tried that. and def worth a shot. Thanks for the tip

[@426superbee4]

i though so too. i love garlic> can try 1 clove and see for your self but i got bags of cloves frozen CHEERS

[@ReticulatingSplines_]

Is the sunlight not a problem during curing?

[@simplifygardening]

No there is no issue curing is basically drying off and light doesnt affect the garlic it helps it dry out

[@JWHealing]

Simplify Gardening thank you for this. People keep saying cure it in the shade but they never give a reason

[@nancyl67]

if I want replant garlic by the seeds , when I harvest and how ? thanks

[@simplifygardening]

If your planting it will take 2 years to form a bulb so leave in the ground until it does back the next year it will regrow then u can harvest.Sorry for the late reply I have had some personal issues

[@nancyl67]

soot I don't get it I have the plant grow by the bulb I bought from Smart & Final , it now almost a year the plant have flower , when and how I can harvest the seeds from flower not the bulb from underground ? Thanks

[@simplifygardening]

@@nancyl67 When u can hear the seed rattle

[@nancyl67]

I have garlic from my garden , have flower now but I don't know it ready harvest yet , can I sent you a picture ? Thanks

[@b3lg4r4th8]

Why do you use GMT+1. You are in the UK and we run on either GMT or BST.

[@simplifygardening]

Yeah i dunno why I was saying that, I meant BST

[@timclarke4171]

did he say how long they will store for ? i may have missed it,

[@simplifygardening]

Tim they will store from harvest until planting time the following year

[@timclarke4171]

@@simplifygardening Thank you they are growing nicely...

[@1fanger888]

Elephant "garlic" is not true garlic but is more a form of leek. Still, a fine harvest.

[@simplifygardening]

Yes I do state that in the video Sorry for the late reply. I have been unwell. Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@klausy1000]

Elephant garlic is actually a type of leek, not true garlic at all! It drives us garlic nerds bonkers when people think it's real garlic😇, I guess we are bonkers eh. Good video though. Klaus

[@simplifygardening]

Yeah I know lol, but it still needs to be treated exactly the same way. so was relevant to make the video. :) and yeah i think all gardeners are bonkers :)

[@grandad400]

Ma ma mamaaate for Christs sake wouldn't using slots instead of little squares be quicker and easier