Hi,
Just before I went on holiday 2.5 weeks ago I thought about lifting my garlic but decided it wasn't quite ready, so left it until my return.
I returned yesterday and horrified to see that all the wet weather we had destroyed all the leaves so I decided to lift them come what may from the very wet soil.
The resultant bulbs were not too bad at all, good size and no signs of rot setting in, but the problem is that they do not appear to have any outer skin (that normally goes 'papery' and holds the cloves together).
So a couple of questions:
1. do you think this was caused by excessive wet weather?
2. can I dry/store the bulbs as normal or would the lack of outer skin mean the bulbs won't keep? (certainly cant string them together).
3. if not, do you have ant recommendations as to the best method of preserving the crop.
There's about 4 dozen bulbs so would hate to lose the lot.
Thanks!
Just before I went on holiday 2.5 weeks ago I thought about lifting my garlic but decided it wasn't quite ready, so left it until my return.
I returned yesterday and horrified to see that all the wet weather we had destroyed all the leaves so I decided to lift them come what may from the very wet soil.
The resultant bulbs were not too bad at all, good size and no signs of rot setting in, but the problem is that they do not appear to have any outer skin (that normally goes 'papery' and holds the cloves together).
So a couple of questions:
1. do you think this was caused by excessive wet weather?
2. can I dry/store the bulbs as normal or would the lack of outer skin mean the bulbs won't keep? (certainly cant string them together).
3. if not, do you have ant recommendations as to the best method of preserving the crop.
There's about 4 dozen bulbs so would hate to lose the lot.
Thanks!
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