There has come harvesting time, and before gardeners there is question as it is correct to store harvest. Same concerns also some garlic. It is very important to follow rules that garlic has not dried.
Harvesting
In order that garlic was stored as long as possible, it is necessary to reap crop correctly. Picking garlic, it is important not to damage bulbs, for this purpose it is necessary to undermine them shovel.
After extraction of garlic from the earth we clean it with hands from the earth and we leave on bed to dry out. We leave it in the fresh air for about 5 days, at the same time we dry bulbs together with tops of vegetable. Roots and stalk need to be deleted only after heads of garlic have enough dried out.
Conditions for storage
- First of all the place has to be darkened, such as cellar, fridge or on balcony.
- The room has to be moderately damp.
- Indoor temperature where garlic will be stored, should not be too hot.
How to keep garlic
There are several storage techniques of garlic.
In braids
The garlic storage technique in braids does not demand any container that certainly is convenient.
In banks For storage of garlic it is possible to choose such container as banks. We put well dry-through garlic, having sorted it previously on cloves. It is not necessary to cover banks.
In stockings This way very old, but does not lose the relevance. We put garlic heads in stockings and we suspend them.
In salt Salt will keep garlic very long. The principle of storage is simple, garlic it is necessary to season with salt properly. At the same time the container for storage can be any. For example box with openings, the sterilized banks.