Garlic Harvest Time!
Mid-June and it's time to harvest my garlic! I'd planted this soft neck garlic from seed bulbs back in October (see that post here) , and they're finally ready to harvest. How do I know? Two Ways To Check If Your Garlic Is Ready Test #1: When about half the leaves on the plant have turned brown and died off. As you can see in this photo, the garlic is well grown, but the leaves are mostly still green and lush. There are a few leaves at the base that have browned and shriveled, but the plants are mostly still green. These are NOT ready to pull. Compare to this photo where the plants have died back by about half way. They aren't fully brown, not fully green. They are at about the 50% mark. Test #2: Pull a bulb and see how it looks. If you dig up one bulb and it looks more like a big green onion, it's not ready. You should see defined cloves and a bulb that resembles a bulb you would buy in the store...
