Ducks 4 in '24

[ducks4you]

Last 2024 gardening. I know that I didn't grow this porcelain garlic. It Was grown locally, so I feel great about planting something that survived My last winter. In preparation, 7 cloves were tossed bc they had dried out or were starting to rot. For those non garlic growers, these were hardneck. There is a "spine" in the center, and the cloves grow on it. It doesn't store as well as softneck, but it was supposed to store up to 5 months. Rotting was disappointing. I can tell that this garlic woudn't have lasted until January, but now it will. 1/2 pint, total.

Garlic Varieties [Complete Guide On All Types of Garlic] - Garlic Store

Hardneck garlic varieties are closely related to the earliest heirloom strains of garlic. They have more complex flavors and are a little healthier. Also, they tend to be resilient, with a robust, smoother, and more garlicky flavor.

garlicstore.com

 

[Marie2020]

never had it so can't say...

I really miss thatvl delicious pop. And apart from the fix and sugar it was relatively healthy

 

[Marie2020]

Last 2024 gardening. I know that I didn't grow this porcelain garlic. It Was grown locally, so I feel great about planting something that survived My last winter. In preparation, 7 cloves were tossed bc they had dried out or were starting to rot. For those non garlic growers, these were hardneck. There is a "spine" in the center, and the cloves grow on it. It doesn't store as well as softneck, but it was supposed to store up to 5 months. Rotting was disappointing. I can tell that this garlic woudn't have lasted until January, but now it will. 1/2 pint, total.View attachment 70752

Garlic Varieties [Complete Guide On All Types of Garlic] - Garlic Store

Hardneck garlic varieties are closely related to the earliest heirloom strains of garlic. They have more complex flavors and are a little healthier. Also, they tend to be resilient, with a robust, smoother, and more garlicky flavor.

garlicstore.com

Have you ever tried pickling it? It's absolutely yummy and moreish

 

[ducks4you]

YES!!! DD is looking forward to that next summer!!

 

[flowerbug]

YES!!! DD is looking forward to that next summer!!

or you can grind it up using the meat grinder and then turn it into garlic relish. use a simple sweet and sour syrup (apple cider vinegar, sugar, etc.) like you would use to make bread and butter pickles. chili pepper flakes, mustard seeds, etc, etc.

 

[ducks4you]

Cross your fingers that I get a good garlic harvest next July!!!
LOTS of plans for using them.
I am Very excited about DH's (Christmas 2023 gift) Excalibur Dehydrator use this winter and next year!
A few years ago I tried dehydrating onions when I saw several going bad and didn't want to lose them.
The cheapo dehydrator I was using just burned them!
DH noticed however that the instructions for timing with this machine brings them to gummy and flexible and I want brittle and breakable. We are just too humid here to expect them not to rot in the jar.
I guess out in Colorado you could use flexible...

 

[ducks4you]

Seems dumb to post a Christmas gift on Next year's thread. DD's bought me a composter!
It came complete with workers.

 

[ducks4you]

Looks like the help straightened themselves out.