I've been growing about 600 garlic plants each year for years now here in southern Ontario. I grow Music (hardneck) as well as 3 other varieties, such as Inchelium red, which is a softneck garlic. Softnecks will not produce a scape, and the stems are very flexible and soft. These are the type of garlic which are typically braided together, as it is easy to do, and the stems will dry quickly. The hardneck like your music, does not lend itself to braiding. Just thought you might like to know. Great video - I always enjoy seeing crops being harvested; something satisfying about it.
Scapes make a great finger food! Toss whole scapes with oil, salt, and pepper, then roast in a single layer at a high heat with fresh parmesan. So yummy.
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First year from seed is not much, true. But garlic is a three-four year crop depending on conditions. You keep replanting that tiny bulb and every year it gets bigger. When it cloves it’s done. With patience you can multiply your crop production for free.
Yes, but you can do the same thing much more quickly with the bulb cloves. The bulbil cloves can be used to very inexpensively increase the number of plants that you have - but you have to commit a lot of your gardening space to growing tiny garlic for multiple years to achieve the goal of decent sized garlic. For me, it is far more expedient to save a few more bulb cloves for seed every year; that way you gradually build up your crop, and all the garlic you grow are usable during that process.
I just grew music garlic the first time. I've harvested them already- just a few, only 20- and after I pulled them out I cleaned off the dirt, cut the stems and brought them. Inside to dry out. I turned them for a few days and once the outside layers were papery I popped them into a paper bag and they are in my fridge. I am planning to use all in the kitchen, not for planting. Did I store them too quickly? Was I supposed to dry out garlic (that I plan on eating) for a month?
"Norwegian Creek Farm" in Midway, B.C. has a lesson on how to grow garlic from bulbils (the seed heads). It take a few years for the garlic to reach a good size, but it's a frugal way to get tons of garlic if you're patient.
I did that two years ago for the first time. The flower produced seed takes two years to develop a bulb. Pulling it up this week. On storage for seed I am experimenting. I left a miscellaneous selection of bulbs in a plastic bin under my desk for a year and saved the cloves that were still white. This way I am selecting for storage durability. Saving the biggest ones delivers a milder product. At that's point it becomes a vegetable more than a flavoring agent. Great in veggie goulash.
Greg, I had an idea about varmints eating root vegetables. In my garden the varmints eat my sweet potatoes and my white potatoes, but the varmints never eat my garlic. What if we take the garlic greens and garlic stems and bury them in the potato patch. The garlic greens have a very distinct garlic smell. Would the buried garlic greens keep the varmints away from my sweet potatoes or away from your saskatoons?
@@maritimegardening4887 you make a good point! I guess my idea is a temporary fix. I had not considered the temporal problem associated with garlic dissipation. I guess I thought if I fooled the rodents initially they would stay away from that garden bed for the remainder of the garden season. You are correctly suggesting that the varmints are persistent, especially when hungry, and they may be smarter than me. I am always impressed how smart squirrels are in getting into my bird feeder.
Greg, I’ve noticed that when I store my seed garlic my garlic cloves dry out or desiccate. Do you have any suggestions on how to preserve seed garlic for the next season?
They will dry out eventually no matter what - but if you keep them in a fridge in a cardboard box they should be good until about March, and perfectly useable until May. I am still using mine from last year - but they are a but dehydrated for sure
Just thought I would mention another great way to use the garlic scapes is to put them through the food processor (not too much as you don't want to make them into paste) Tip them out onto a cookie sheet and dry them in a very low oven or just with the light bulb on, or, if you have a food dehydrator better still. When they are totally dry grind them up ... I use my bullet ... and you have a very nice mild garlic powder. A lot less work than making pesto if you are short on time. I put them in spice jars and tie a pretty ribbon around the neck and give them away as Christmas gifts. Take care and stay safe. Sandie. (PS, I make sure I keep a jar or two for myself to last me through to the next season.)
not really, my cattle just love the treats. I love having happy cows. :) I just sow when walking on check rounds. do harvest scapes from "wild" garlic just for this but a yearly endever as all sown are eat. calves are not as picky on taste as humans lol
Just harvested some of my garlic,its drying in the barn,it was a store bought brand and its not near as big as my regular garlic.I will probably end up putting most of it back into the ground.Enjoyed the video,thanks greg.
I have been growing garlic for years. Have you tried elephant garlic? I think you would like it. It grows like regular garlic but only larger. It makes tiny garlic bulbs on its roots and I just let the tiny bulbs in the soil and it regrows itself without actually planting them. If you want giant garlic you replant the large cloves, just like regular garlic. You will never have to buy elephant garlic again.I harvested mine ,sliced it,dehydrated it and ground it in a coffee grinder and made garlic powder. We use a lot of garlic powder on meats as well as cooking. Give it a try.
I am in zone 6. Ky It has been so many years since I bought the garlic that I don't remember where I purchased it. I think I started out with 3 cloves and I have been growing it for 45 to 50 years. Try Gourney's Seed and Nursery or Burpee's A lot of the seed catalogs carry it. Ask for ELEPHANT GARLIC.
The zones must be different in the US - there's no way the Kentucky winter is the same as here!!! Not sure if E-garlic can take the winter here. I'll have to look into it. It's not even technically garlic.
No it is not technically garlic but said to be in the leek family. I think you would be pleasantly happy with it since you like garlic so much. It looks like garlic and taste like garlic and grows like garlic.
Definitely interested - it never seems to be for sale here anywhere, and vesey's doesn't sell it either - leading me to be concerned that it can't take the cold winters.
I did not know you could freeze pesto! Thanks for the info, Greg. I'm the only one that will eat pesto so I seldom make it. Planting more garlic this year. Odd that with you being in Nova Scotia that our growing seasons and climate are very similar with me in south central MO. USA. I grow primarily in straw bales then use the composted bales for bedding plants the next year. Happy Gardening!
You absolutely can freeze pesto, Kelly. I had an over-abundance of basil one year, and made a huge amount of pesto, then froze 1 person serving sizes in ice-cube trays! I live alone, so if I had guests, I just took out the number of 'pesto cubes' I needed to make a wonderful pesto meal. Good luck!
Not at this point; or that is to say, I can't find a source that I'm confident will take the winter here. I've been super busy though so I've not looked that hard yet.
I think I harvested my garlic a bit too soon. I’ll keep the biggest ones to plant this fall. I hung my garlic in my garden shed, which is open under the eaves and has good circulation.
I dry my garlic on a 2'x4' frame covered in chickenwire; just drop the stems down into the squares. Watch all your videos. Do you try fish emulsion or manure tea on your garden?
Great garlic info. Pretty soon you’ll be up to 500 garlic too....ha! Each leaf is a bulb wrapper. When too many leaves go brown...you have no bulb wrappers left. Univ. Of Maine has some great UA-cam garlic growing info. For braiding...use softneck varieties. I grow Oregon Blue softneck in Minnesota for braiding.
You are awesome! Your garlic became very nice and sturdy and organic! Well done! Allow me to suggest the tzatziki recipe that I do in my country. Greece is known for the philosophers, the Olympic Games, the Sun, the Sea, the Syrtaki (dancing by Anthony Quinn) and the tzatziki !!! Goodbye.
I wish I could have tzatziki - I can't have milk any more, it really bothers my stomach, so no yogurt anymore. I used to love tzatziki and now I really miss it. Love Greek culture, and studied Greek philosophy extensively in University - Parmenides, Protagoras, Anaxagoras, Heraclitus, Thales, Democritus, Pythagoras, Socrates, Plato, and of course, my favourite, Aristotle. Sadly, I can't dance like Zorba!
I've been growing about 600 garlic plants each year for years now here in southern Ontario. I grow Music (hardneck) as well as 3 other varieties, such as Inchelium red, which is a softneck garlic. Softnecks will not produce a scape, and the stems are very flexible and soft. These are the type of garlic which are typically braided together, as it is easy to do, and the stems will dry quickly. The hardneck like your music, does not lend itself to braiding. Just thought you might like to know. Great video - I always enjoy seeing crops being harvested; something satisfying about it.
Thanks. 600 heads is impressive!
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Scapes make a great finger food! Toss whole scapes with oil, salt, and pepper, then roast in a single layer at a high heat with fresh parmesan. So yummy.
That sounds damn good :)
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Awesome video. I love growing garlic. Good info. Ozarks.
First year from seed is not much, true. But garlic is a three-four year crop depending on conditions. You keep replanting that tiny bulb and every year it gets bigger. When it cloves it’s done. With patience you can multiply your crop production for free.
Yes, but you can do the same thing much more quickly with the bulb cloves. The bulbil cloves can be used to very inexpensively increase the number of plants that you have - but you have to commit a lot of your gardening space to growing tiny garlic for multiple years to achieve the goal of decent sized garlic. For me, it is far more expedient to save a few more bulb cloves for seed every year; that way you gradually build up your crop, and all the garlic you grow are usable during that process.
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I just grew music garlic the first time. I've harvested them already- just a few, only 20- and after I pulled them out I cleaned off the dirt, cut the stems and brought them. Inside to dry out. I turned them for a few days and once the outside layers were papery I popped them into a paper bag and they are in my fridge. I am planning to use all in the kitchen, not for planting. Did I store them too quickly? Was I supposed to dry out garlic (that I plan on eating) for a month?
"Norwegian Creek Farm" in Midway, B.C. has a lesson on how to grow garlic from bulbils (the seed heads). It take a few years for the garlic to reach a good size, but it's a frugal way to get tons of garlic if you're patient.
I assume it involves saving and replanting the largest ones each year?
Yes, I'm assuming so too. I'm intending on doing the little experiment.
I did that two years ago for the first time. The flower produced seed takes two years to develop a bulb. Pulling it up this week.
On storage for seed I am experimenting. I left a miscellaneous selection of bulbs in a plastic bin under my desk for a year and saved the cloves that were still white. This way I am selecting for storage durability. Saving the biggest ones delivers a milder product. At that's point it becomes a vegetable more than a flavoring agent. Great in veggie goulash.
I forgot to add that when growing from scape seed, pay attention to the potential diversity that arrives because of cross pollination.
Super informative ! Thank you !
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Greg, I had an idea about varmints eating root vegetables. In my garden the varmints eat my sweet potatoes and my white potatoes, but the varmints never eat my garlic. What if we take the garlic greens and garlic stems and bury them in the potato patch. The garlic greens have a very distinct garlic smell. Would the buried garlic greens keep the varmints away from my sweet potatoes or away from your saskatoons?
I have no idea. Also - what do you do when the scent dissipates?
@@maritimegardening4887 you make a good point! I guess my idea is a temporary fix. I had not considered the temporal problem associated with garlic dissipation. I guess I thought if I fooled the rodents initially they would stay away from that garden bed for the remainder of the garden season. You are correctly suggesting that the varmints are persistent, especially when hungry, and they may be smarter than me. I am always impressed how smart squirrels are in getting into my bird feeder.
Greg, I’ve noticed that when I store my seed garlic my garlic cloves dry out or desiccate. Do you have any suggestions on how to preserve seed garlic for the next season?
They will dry out eventually no matter what - but if you keep them in a fridge in a cardboard box they should be good until about March, and perfectly useable until May. I am still using mine from last year - but they are a but dehydrated for sure
@@maritimegardening4887 thank you! That’s what I will do!!!
Your garden looks awesome!!
Thanks!
What's the best way to overwinter the bulbs for spring planting? We are in Ontario, and I was too late to plant in the fall.
put them in a paper bag and in the fridge. Plant them as soon as the soil can be worked
Hi ive put my Garlic it a raised bed its all come through my Question is can i put straw on even though th Garlic is about 4 inches tall..
Just thought I would mention another great way to use the garlic scapes is to put them through the food processor (not too much as you don't want to make them into paste) Tip them out onto a cookie sheet and dry them in a very low oven or just with the light bulb on, or, if you have a food dehydrator better still. When they are totally dry grind them up ... I use my bullet ... and you have a very nice mild garlic powder. A lot less work than making pesto if you are short on time. I put them in spice jars and tie a pretty ribbon around the neck and give them away as Christmas gifts. Take care and stay safe. Sandie. (PS, I make sure I keep a jar or two for myself to last me through to the next season.)
Great idea!
awesome way to use the scapes! I'm going to try that next season, thanks for that idea Sandie.
Great vid on garlic thanks eh!!! Denis
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Are these hard neck?
Yes
Sow scapes in pastures for beef cattle. if you do not have a pasture of your own compost
Are you suggesting that I grow a field of garlic to feed cattle?
not really, my cattle just love the treats. I love having happy cows. :) I just sow when walking on check rounds. do harvest scapes from "wild" garlic just for this but a yearly endever as all sown are eat. calves are not as picky on taste as humans lol
Amazing - I'm surprised that they like, the deer want nothing to do with my garlic. :)
LOL.... LOL... LOL ...
Just harvested some of my garlic,its drying in the barn,it was a store bought brand and its not near as big as my regular garlic.I will probably end up putting most of it back into the ground.Enjoyed the video,thanks greg.
That's pretty much my plan for today :)
I have been growing garlic for years. Have you tried elephant garlic? I think you would like it. It grows like regular garlic but only larger. It makes tiny garlic bulbs on its roots and I just let the tiny bulbs in the soil and it regrows itself without actually planting them. If you want giant garlic you replant the large cloves, just like regular garlic. You will never have to buy elephant garlic again.I harvested mine ,sliced it,dehydrated it and ground it in a coffee grinder and made garlic powder. We use a lot of garlic powder on meats as well as cooking. Give it a try.
Where do you get the seed stock, and what growing zone are you in?
I am in zone 6. Ky It has been so many years since I bought the garlic that I don't remember where I purchased it. I think I started out with 3 cloves and I have been growing it for 45 to 50 years. Try Gourney's Seed and Nursery or Burpee's A lot of the seed catalogs carry it. Ask for ELEPHANT GARLIC.
The zones must be different in the US - there's no way the Kentucky winter is the same as here!!! Not sure if E-garlic can take the winter here. I'll have to look into it. It's not even technically garlic.
No it is not technically garlic but said to be in the leek family. I think you would be pleasantly happy with it since you like garlic so much. It looks like garlic and taste like garlic and grows like garlic.
Definitely interested - it never seems to be for sale here anywhere, and vesey's doesn't sell it either - leading me to be concerned that it can't take the cold winters.
I did not know you could freeze pesto! Thanks for the info, Greg. I'm the only one that will eat pesto so I seldom make it. Planting more garlic this year. Odd that with you being in Nova Scotia that our growing seasons and climate are very similar with me in south central MO. USA. I grow primarily in straw bales then use the composted bales for bedding plants the next year. Happy Gardening!
You absolutely can freeze pesto, Kelly. I had an over-abundance of basil one year, and made a huge amount of pesto, then froze 1 person serving sizes in ice-cube trays! I live alone, so if I had guests, I just took out the number of 'pesto cubes' I needed to make a wonderful pesto meal. Good luck!
Were you able to locate a supply of Elephant garlic?
Not at this point; or that is to say, I can't find a source that I'm confident will take the winter here. I've been super busy though so I've not looked that hard yet.
Will US seed companies ship to your area?
I think I harvested my garlic a bit too soon. I’ll keep the biggest ones to plant this fall. I hung my garlic in my garden shed, which is open under the eaves and has good circulation.
They are a fairly forgiving pant, so you're probably ok.
I dry my garlic on a 2'x4' frame covered in chickenwire; just drop the stems down into the squares. Watch all your videos. Do you try fish emulsion or manure tea on your garden?
Good system! Re amendments: I just mulch with stuff I find on the side of the road, and sometimes spoiled hay from a stable down the road.
Great garlic info. Pretty soon you’ll be up to 500 garlic too....ha! Each leaf is a bulb wrapper. When too many leaves go brown...you have no bulb wrappers left. Univ. Of Maine has some great UA-cam garlic growing info. For braiding...use softneck varieties. I grow Oregon Blue softneck in Minnesota for braiding.
You are awesome! Your garlic became very nice and sturdy and organic! Well done! Allow me to suggest the tzatziki recipe that I do in my country. Greece is known for the philosophers, the Olympic Games, the Sun, the Sea, the Syrtaki (dancing by Anthony Quinn) and the tzatziki !!! Goodbye.
I wish I could have tzatziki - I can't have milk any more, it really bothers my stomach, so no yogurt anymore. I used to love tzatziki and now I really miss it. Love Greek culture, and studied Greek philosophy extensively in University - Parmenides, Protagoras, Anaxagoras, Heraclitus, Thales, Democritus, Pythagoras, Socrates, Plato, and of course, my favourite, Aristotle. Sadly, I can't dance like Zorba!
Those are stiff-necked garlic. You can't braid them any more than you could braid pencils!
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