(Lots) More Garlic

I harvested about 250 heads of garlic last night. Here they are, resting in the shade on the chairs that my dad made, probably socializing in garlic whispers and wishing for a cup of iced tea :)

Summer is on the Way!

Garlic Harvest

I harvested the first round of garlic last night! If I could find the camera, I would post a photo of the lovely bundles now hanging to dry in our hot-water heater closet. I have been saving garlic cloves for planting for several years, and have six varieties this year. Only about 50 heads were ready to harvest last night; the majority of the garlic will be mature over the next month. After harvest, it needs to cure for two or three weeks to fully dry. The flavor also mellows during this time.

Potatoes on the Way

The potato plants are beginning to flower. This is good because flowering coincides with...tuber formation! The tubers are probably about marble-sized under the ground now. We still have a month or so before they are ready for harvest.