The big news for this harvest note is definitely the garlic. I brushed it off outside, then brought it in to cure on the guest bed for about a week and a half.
I was surprised to find that every clove I planted sprouted and resulted in a bulb. That's pretty good, since some of the cloves were pretty small and I didn't really expect them to do much. In one place I planted two because they were so hopeless, and in that spot I got two smaller bulbs!
There were more damaged ones than I would have expected, many of which were broken apart (during harvest?) and some of which just had tiny little puncture holes near the top of the bulb. I tried looking it up, but I think if I really want to know what happened I'll have to take it to an extension agent. At any rate, we're going to try to eat them up quickly. I haven't decided yet if I'll buy new seed garlic for the fall or just plant what I've saved - it probably depends on what I can find out about the damaged bulbs, and how well I think they store.
Anyway, here's the numbers:
60+ garlic bulbs
11 carrots
4 bell peppers
8 chili peppers
1 lb, 2 oz potatoes (I dug up two plants' worth)
handful of sugar snap peas
That looks awesome! I had a friend in Geneva who used to roast whole heads of garlic in the oven and then eat them with good olive oil on bread, like cheese and crackers except more healthy.
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