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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On Mar 31, 2008, at 8:59 AM, paxamicus AT earthlink.net wrote:

> I missed out on the horse incident. Was it fun?

I nearly cried. Possibly the best-prepared garlic bed and planting  
ever. Was ten inches tall when I left for Phoenix just before  
Thanksgiving. Returned in April to find every single plant pulled and  
gone. Horse sign everywhere. Either the horses ate them or the horse  
owners stole them. I lean toward the former.
> I think my biggest issue is air flow, when I'm storing garlic. Also, I
> don't really have a good pantry. I used to use the dining room which
> is log, and banked in, and cool, but Roy turnt it into a radio room.

Well, use the coldest place in the house.

A simple cellar can be built of a buried barrel. Ventilation would be  
the challenge.

You are probably best advised to make the salsa and can or freeze it.