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  • From: Alliums <garlicgrower AT earthlink.net>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: RE: [Market-farming] Garlic harvesting and sale
  • Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 13:50:51 -0400

Melani wrote:
And do I remember correctly that you do NOT wash the garlic off when
harvesting.?
Do you just brush off what dirt you can?

Yep, that's it. The rest will dry off and come away with the tattered wrappers you'll rub off before selling, anyway. This is why you want to harvest at no later than 1/3 green leaves -- you need clean bulb wrappers under the dirty ones.

Dorene


Dorene Pasekoff, Coordinator
St. John's United Church of Christ Organic Community Garden

A mission of
St. John's United Church of Christ, 315 Gay Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460





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