Drying and Curing Garlic

    

     With the majority of the garlic harvested we let the soil still attached to the garlic dry out a bit.  Onc it was dry we roughly brushed the bulk of it off before bunching each kind of garlic and preparing it for curing.

     By hanging the garlic in a well ventilated place shaded from the sun it can dry out a little and start to cure.  We've setup a rope pulley system in our garage so the garlic can hang from the lower rafters.  This is an ideal place for curing garlic since it's completely shaded, dry, well ventilated, and not being used for anything else.  After a couple weeks curing the flavors will become more rich and complex.

     Once the garlic is sufficiently cured we'll finish removing any remaining dirt and trim the roots & leaves off.  The garlic is then ready to be stored and consumed.  We'll save some of the softneck variates from being trimmed for making garlic braids to hang in the kitchen.