Market Farming

["Kevin Ancell" <kancell AT goodearthgardens.com>]

You can purchase a pull-type potato picker very inexpensively that will do
the trick. Potato harvesters will dig the bulb out and lay it on the ground
in a row. They are VERY cheap as most farmers have gone to an all in one,
multi-row harvesters these days.

I found one a couple of years ago for $300 in perfect condition.

Regards,

Kevin

----- Original Message -----
From: Alliums <garlicgrower AT snip.net>
>
> Ha, ha, ha -- I'm convinced Ron Engeland is the only one who can actually
> "pull" garlic.  I end up digging up every head because the clay soil is
way
> too heavy to take it out any other way.  Supposedly, there is equipment
that
> will slice the roots off under the head and THEN you can pull the garlic,
> but being small-scale/hand tools, I don't have such things.  My digging
fork
> and I are very close at this time of year! ;-D