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  • From: "courtney mcleod" <sunmoonriver AT windstream.net>
  • To: "Market farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [Market-farming] curing garlic in humidity
  • Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 08:17:47 -0400

Now I'm in Virginia, and again having the humidity... but this time we don't have a large enough walk-in to store garlic.  Last summer we kept fans blowing on the garlic all July and August while it cured out in a big storage shed.  The garlic kept in good shape... but it dried down more than usual, and running the fans all summer used a lot of electricity.  (Less than a walk-in though!)

 

Any advice muchly appreciated!

Thanks

Ken Bezilla

Acorn Community Farm

Mineral, VA

 

 

Hi Ken

I live in northeast Ohio and we always have humidity…for 2 years I dried it in my greenhouse and then stored in our woodshop which stays pretty cool if we don’t keep the doors open in there.  I did pretty well through March or so.  Last year I dried it the same way….but left it out there too long and I think it dried too much.  Was still fine to use, but shriveled up to nothing too fast over winter for us to use.  I know you are not supposed to dry in the sun…but it sure worked nice if I could put the 2 years together and make it work.  I know that some farmers lay it in the fields after they harvest for a few days, if there is no rain in the forecast.  Which for us up here…would be very welcome!  We still have had none in I don’t know how many weeks.  It’s hit or miss around here and we have been missed.  Feel bad for the folks in Texas.  Have a great Uncle down in Dallas area…should call and make sure they are not on a house boat right now!  Anyway, but in the past for drying, we have hung in our milk house and then stored in basement.  It’s hard to find the right place when dealing with humidity, but it does amazingly well considering that factor around here.

 

Courtney

Herb Thyme

Middlefield, Oh



  • [Market-farming] curing garlic in humidity, courtney mcleod, 06/18/2007

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