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Posted by aphroditelaughs Puget Sound (My Page) on Sun, Apr 17, 05 at 20:12
| We love to cook with garlic, and always have it in the kitchen, but it constantly sprouts on us. What is the best way to prevent this? |
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RE: How to store garlic
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| Eat more of it - & faster? lol. Seriously, I'd be interested in an answer to this as well, & go thru garlic like Hells Bells. I'm not sure if it's something I'm doing or just that I sometimes get garlic that is past its prime. |
RE: How to store garlic
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If you are buying it from the store there is probably nothing you can do.
From the store you have no idea how long it has been harvested (so it could just be old).
Also stores and shippers often have it in cold storage with the rest of the veggies (cold encourages sprouting) Growing your own and controling the enviroment yourself you shoud get a longer storage life (6-12 months) Storing garlic at room temperature in a breatheable bag or container is the best way to store.
The Garlic Lady
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RE: How to store garlic
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Garlic Lady,
I must assume that it should also be kept in the dark? |
RE: How to store garlic
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| Dark doesn't seem to make a difference. The ones I keep in the dark sprout just as vigorously as the ones on the counter. |
RE: How to store garlic
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| When garlic is ready to break dormancy, nothing short of holding them right at 32F will stop them. Those kept in the dark will often sprout even quicker. I've even heard of pre-sprouting garlic by placing it in a closed brown paper bag. Anyone here try that? Really no reason for it other than spring planting when you'd want them to hurry up. Martin |
RE: How to store garlic
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| You can always store peeled cloves in a jar of olive oil. I have never seen them sprout in oil. |
RE: How to store garlic
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It's a little late to be replying but....
First of all storing garlic in Olive oil or any oil for that matter is asking for trouble. It's a high risk for botulism! aphrodite.....
I sometimes get sprouting cloves where they are stored in the cupboard. I like to take these and bury the cloves in a pot of potting mix and use them to harvest greens. Just like chives they will continue to sport more greens for snipping and cooking or topping :D Vera |
RE: How to store garlic
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| Last year, after doing a web seach on this question, I discovered that you can freeze garlic cloves. Remove the skins and pop the cloves into a container and freeze. While the texture changes (garlic flesh turns transluscent) the flavor was still good, though maybe a little milder. The frozen cloves soften quickly and can immediately be chopped or crushed for cooking. My husband actually prefers using the frozen garlic because it's so convenient. This year we plan to freeze all our garlic as soon as it starts to sprout. |
RE: How to store garlic
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| I use a similar approach, except that I chop the garlic before freezing. Once peeled and chopped, I spread the garlic out in one quart ziplock bags about 1/4 inch thick, and stack these flat in the freezer (I call them "garlic books"). When needed, I just break off the amount I want, drop it into whatever dish I'm making, and re-zip the bag. So easy! TomNJ |
RE: How to store garlic
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Being new to this allium growing I started last Fall by ordering garlic from a local producer. I hate buying the dried out and cracked garlic from the local stores which usually come from Asia, so having no garlic in the house I e-mailed him to get some fresh cured Music. To my surprise be drove over to deliver eight bulbs, garlic chips, and garlic powder.
He told me the cured garlic bulbs would last 3 - 4 month as he has already had them hanging in the barn since his July harvest.
This is a long way to get to the point I know, but I just like to share.
He said "Do not change the temperature of the bulb or it will bloom". He recommends leaving them in the garage in cool to cold temperatures since that's where the curing happened and the bulbs went to sleep. Hope that helps. Rory |
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