Today we are plaiting the garlic to make it beautiful for hanging and for gifts. I use stacks of garlic everyday in our food and if I were to purchase that amount I use then there would be no money left for other things. So its a super idea to grow it each year and keep the family healthy and happy and keep the nasty vampires at bay.
I have a link to a blog by Penny Woodward listed here where you can get all of the instructions for Garlic Plaiting.
PLAITING GARLIC
So, it was a good idea I consulted the instructions before I plaited. I could not plait the Garlics yet. "Oh No" I said, "They're not limp enough". So I have to wait a fortnight at least until their stems are limper and able to be plaited and held and manipulated. If I was to begin this today there would just be broken stalks. I was disappointed but now I am just eager to try this and I will be patient. They will be wonderful I am sure.
HARVESTING HINTS
When the Garlic is ready for harvest its a great idea to not leave it in the ground if there is a lot of wet weather around. This splits the cloves and makes for not nice looking garlic. It is only the perfect image that are damaged. A split clove is just that, a split clove. It will still taste awesome. As the year draws on and I don't have as much left I pull my cloves apart and put in a basket in the kitchen cupboard where its easy to retrieve each piece. Any Garlic is so good for you, any varieties. It tastes fabulous.
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