![Harvested my garlic yesterday! [4032x3024]](https://pic8.co/sh/IhNcvy.jpg){kind=link}
Nice. I harvested about 50 of them last week. I have a 10x10 spot to dig this weekend.
Nice. I harvested about 50 of them last week. I have a 10x10 spot to dig this weekend.
Sorry for the dim photo, it's overcast here, but I yielded 20 heads from a 6'x4' plot, should be enough to share with friends and family and have some left over.
I plant them in November when the rains start, so I only have to water them in May and June, then harvest the first week of July
Sorry for the dim photo, it's overcast here, but I yielded 20 heads from a 6'x4' plot, should be enough to share with friends and family and have some left over.
I plant them in November when the rains start, so I only have to water them in May and June, then harvest the first week of July
Fantastic! Have you ever made We do about a dozen heads at once... yum! Do you grow yours from your own crop the previous year, or do you have a preferred seed stock supplier?
Fantastic!
Have you ever made [black garlic?](https://brodandtaylor.com/blogs/recipes/black-garlic-how-to-make-it-at-home) We do about a dozen heads at once... yum!
Do you grow yours from your own crop the previous year, or do you have a preferred seed stock supplier?
I've eaten black garlic before, it tastes amazing. Very expensive to buy, do you know how to make it? In the early fall I collect sprouted cloves from the pantry to re-plant.
I've eaten black garlic before, it tastes amazing. Very expensive to buy, do you know how to make it?
In the early fall I collect sprouted cloves from the pantry to re-plant.
I made a thermostat for our crockpot so I can keep it at 140 degrees.
Wrap each bulb in foil, maybe not exactly airtight, but wrapped pretty well.
Cook at 140F for about 4 weeks. The house smells amazing.
The article I linked to says check after 3 weeks, but I usually wait 4... after 3 it'll be dark brown in color, but still a lil bitter.
After 4 weeks it'll be black and can almost be spread like a paste.
I put 3 full bulbs worth in a chili for a cookoff at work (won first place!)
Don't overdo it though, if you don't use it within a month it'll start to dry out and harden. It can still be ground up and used in just about anything, but the fresh cooked is so good!
[A recent batch](https://pic8.co/a/a47f01da-ab32-41db-aba5-28c6c954df9a)
I made a thermostat for our crockpot so I can keep it at 140 degrees.
Wrap each bulb in foil, maybe not exactly airtight, but wrapped pretty well.
Cook at 140F for about 4 weeks. The house smells amazing.
The article I linked to says check after 3 weeks, but I usually wait 4... after 3 it'll be dark brown in color, but still a lil bitter.
After 4 weeks it'll be black and can almost be spread like a paste.
I put 3 full bulbs worth in a chili for a cookoff at work (won first place!)
Don't overdo it though, if you don't use it within a month it'll start to dry out and harden. It can still be ground up and used in just about anything, but the fresh cooked is so good!
Excellent. Home grown is so good.
Excellent. Home grown is so good.
Fantastic! And yum!!
Fantastic! And yum!!
Yea garlic goes with everything I like to eat, steak, eggs, potatoes, pasta sauce etx
Yea garlic goes with everything I like to eat, steak, eggs, potatoes, pasta sauce etx
I add these to my garden. They 1000% keep the moles away.
I add these to my garden. They 1000% keep the moles away.
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