Storing garlic

[annie8]

Have been drying my garlic in the greenhouse for some weeks now. All the posts I’ve seen suggest you then store by plaiting them and hanging. I can’t do that though as they have no leaves. I had bad rust so had to cut them off. Does anyone have another storage option?

[bario1]

Something like a wicker 'shelf tidy' in a cool dark, dry spot?

[ESBkevin]

Mine go single layer in a wooden seed tray in a dark dry shed.

[Thelma Sanders]

I still hang them, but in the leg of some old tights, with tight knots in between every couple of bulbs, then just cut one knotted piece off at a time.

[bikermike]

mine are in a hessian sack hung on a nail in the garage.

this is the first year I've grown garlic, so I'll find out later if this worked or not...

[Peteyd]

I'm not sure if it is the same for normal Garlic, but my method certainly works for Elephant Garlic. Harvest the Garlic and leave out to dry (as normal), then cut off the stalky bits/leaves to about 1 inch above the bulbs, trim the roots back to almost nothing and pop the lot in a large container . Check on them now and again and remove anything that doesn't look great.

I started doing this about 2 years ago and it seems to work and keep the garlic going strong until the next year. We are still eating last years Garlic now.

[Aberdeenplotter]

Something like a wicker 'shelf tidy' in a cool dark, dry spot?

spot on imho

[Jimny14]

spot on imho

So laid out in the garage down the leg of my long step ladder which is hung on the ceiling isnt the text book perfect way then?

[Mark_Riga]

Dry shallow cardboard box used for fruit and veg from supermarket or green grocer

[Can the Man]

I still hang them, but in the leg of some old tights, with tight knots in between every couple of bulbs, then just cut one knotted piece off at a time.

What a great idea. I could use this for onions also.

[Vegi potager]

I have mine in a couple of paper bags in my under-stair cupboard in doors. Dark, cool and dry... lasted last year until march (then I ran out!) How ever you store do a regular check, i.e. when I have run out in the kitchen I go through the whole lot to check they are OK. Although I do like the tight trick, I have also saved up some onion nets over the year to try. NOTE: front hall does small a bit garlicy each time I go in the cupboard, but I can live with that.

[monkeyboy]

I watched a video on harvesting that suggested leaving the garlic outdoors to dry for a few weeks before storing indoors. Given the temperamental weather, can I do this or just leave indoors to dry in the utility room?

[toomanytommytoes]

I watched a video on harvesting that suggested leaving the garlic outdoors to dry for a few weeks before storing indoors. Given the temperamental weather, can I do this or just leave indoors to dry in the utility room?

Probably doesn't matter where they dry as long as it's dry, out of direct sunlight and has good air flow.

[greenishfing]

I always dry mine then either plait and hang or put in an old earthenware bowl and put under the staging on the greenhouse. Mine are not in the dark though. Never had a problem with keeping them until next years are ready.