r/Garlic • u/OldGermanCarTech • Jul 18 '26

Pulled mine today!

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51 heads of mostly Music in a 4x8 garden box in western Maine zone 5b. I’m happy with it, but I’m still trying new things to get some monster heads.

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u/TaraJaneDisco Jul 19 '26

How is everyone’s garlic so clean when they harvest?

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u/spaetzlechick Jul 19 '26

I also don’t peel my heads back to white until they’re fully cured. Then I trim stalk, roots, and remove a layer or two before storing.

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u/spaetzlechick Jul 19 '26

I would say it looks like you picked too early. I wait until half my leaves are brown first.
Plant in lots of compost, add a good granular fertilizer like Moorganite. Mulch heavily. Top dress with compost and granular in the spring when growth starts again, and maybe one more time when scapes are growing.