Finally! The garlic is out of the ground. Well, it has been over two weeks now. And what a relief, that stress is finally gone. We harvested later than normal since the weather just wasn't cooperating. At last, the bulbs from our various varieties have been clipped and snipped and are now drying in the barn waiting for final cleaning before we sort and start packaging them.My most recent garlic project was making our Garlic Braids, (Isn't this one a beauty?) This year we harvested some beautiful large softneck bulbs. In the past 5 seasons of growing garlic with Gary this is the first year I saw our braiding garlic so large, needless to say we're very pleased.
We are looking forward to the upcoming Garlic Festivals. We're at the Pocono Garlic Festival on September 3 and 4, Garlic, Cheese & Folk Festival on September 11, The Pennsylvania Renewable Energy Festival on September 17 and 18, Hudson Valley Garlic Festival on September 24 and 25, and finally the Easton Garlic Festival on October 1. Come and get yourself a beautiful garlic braid, stock up on heirloom garlic and Garple Elixir to last you through the winter.
It's going to be busy soon (not that we have much free time now). Aside for the festivals we're attending, next year's garlic will be going in the ground too. Our multitasking skills will be at their finest at the end of September and into October,, I'm already worn out thinking about this and most likely will so be looking forward to hibernation season soon thereafter.
That is one nice looking garlic braid. Hmmm. I should probably stop maligning braiding garlic, huh? Still, it was a pain in the neck to harvest....
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