Preserving Garlic.

RichardD1970

We have a bumper crop of garlic ready for harvest, more than we will be able to use or give away.

Anyone have any suggestions/ideas for preserving it long term?

Thanks.

DaftyDuck

Dig it up, keep the stems attached, let it dry outside in the sun for a couple of days to a week, then hang it up in an airy shed or garage, preferably dark and cool. You can tie the leaves to a string, or plat them to make their own string.

It should last a good few months, depending on variety. But, check regularly and, if any goes soft or mouldy, remove it quickly before the rot spreads.

Linda32

It does keep well as said. You can keep it in stockings pop a bulb in tie a knot, pop another in tie a knot and so on. The plat looks prettier I grant you but the stockings work as well, when you want one just cut off below a knot.

I did note that you would not have much to do with stockings btw

[Deleted User]

I keep mine in hanging ikea net bags, for children, they hang in a cool dark insulated shed. I will be using the fattest cloves for growing and towards the end of the keeping season then I preserve in two ways. Slice and dehydrate the slices or whiz in a processor with lots of olive oil and then freeze so it is ready to use

cyclonebri1

What happens if you just freeze them whole?

I fry then freeze onions but have never had any surplus garlic that couldn't just be left in a take away container in the fridge.

firefox1956

Pickle it........
http://www.tablespoon.com/posts/how-to-pickle-garlic/cccc1774-cb7e-4769-8946-f140e8e4d6fd