![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 black garlic? (brodandtaylor.com) 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.
A recent batch (pic8.co)
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!
I add these to my garden. They 1000% keep the moles away.
I add these to my garden. They 1000% keep the moles away.
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
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