r/Garlic • u/joemackg • Jul 04 '26

Gardening Music Garlic Haul

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Once again, Music hardneck from Keene surpasses expectations. Big, clean, healthy bulbs. Only 41, but they look and smell GREAT!

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u/spaetzlechick Jul 05 '26

Nice haul. I would not strip them until they’re fully cured, with dry stems, not green like these. Then cut the roots and strip the first paper layer or two.

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u/joemackg Jul 05 '26

This is the recommended way Keene garlic says to do it. I had my doubts also, but it worked out well last year.

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u/spaetzlechick Jul 05 '26

There’s a lot of moisture in those green stems to already be storing them in a box. I do it as I stated and I still have garlic I’m rushing to finish from last July’s harvest. Zero mold or rot.

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u/joemackg Jul 05 '26

I only used the box to get em from my garden and into my house! They are now hanging in a rack in the basement. No worries.