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  • From: "William H Shoemaker" <wshoemak AT illinois.edu>
  • To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] 2 garlic questions
  • Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 10:45:05 -0500

I agree, its light exposure. I’ve seen it happen before. Leaving on as much dry skin as possible is good. Better storage is better. Less multi-tasking is desired by all, especially this time of year. Pressure never seems to let up though.

 

Bill

William H. Shoemaker

Sr. Research Specialist, Food Crops

University of Illinois - Crop Sciences

St Charles Horticulture Research Center

535 Randall Road, St Charles, IL, 60174

630-584-7254, FAX-584-4610

wshoemak AT illinois.edu


From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Beth Spaugh
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 10:40 AM
To: 'Market Farming'
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] 2 garlic questions

 

But, the cloves had separated, and the skin peeled back on some of the cloves, exposing the actual cloves, which are greening.  It is a management issue I’m sure since it is only on the top layer in the bushel baskets, and they were in a “tarp carport” and then put in the hoophouse for shelter from Irene so have had fairly bright light.

 

Addendum – just out in the hoophouse, and found a bushel of onions with same thing happening.  First, I think the hoophouse is too light for them.  Second, I have an employee who is very tactile and does a superior job of cleaning skins off.  More than I’d like off, but we have such a short crop this year that I decided they’d be sold/eaten before it became a storage issue.

 

Beth Spaugh

Rehoboth Homestead, Peru NY

http://rhomestead.com      http://www.facebook.com/rhomestead

 

"How we eat determines, to a considerable extent, how the world is used." - Wendell Berry

"Without power over our food, any notion of democracy is empty." - Frances Moore Lappe

 

 


From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Road's End Farm
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 9:10 AM
To: Market Farming
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] 2 garlic questions

 

That is very strange; or else my garlic is very strange. I routinely store garlic exposed to light for long periods and have never had it green like potatoes.

 

Anyone else? Which of us has the odd situation?

 

 

-- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 5 mostly

Fresh-market organic produce, small scale

 

 

 

On Sep 14, 2011, at 9:50 PM, Beth Spaugh wrote:

 

It is greening from sunlight, like exposed potatoes do.

 




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