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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On Jun 1, 2008, at 9:56 PM, Clansgian AT wmconnect.com wrote:

> > > You guys further south are going to have a really early crop. How  
> > > long
> > are you able to keep them?
>
> Pulled and cured, half the winter at least.  Left in the ground ...  
> forever.
> Garlic won't freeze.  If the tops haven't died in the fall, I leave  
> a lot in
> the ground and pull it all winter as I need it.   </HTML>

I've not tried that. What's the longest you seen them stay good in the  
ground?

Reminds me of potatoes. The ground is where they prefer to be.