Pin2ShareShareTweet2 SharesAs garlic planting time rapidly approaches, I want to share an update on the 2023- 2024 garlic growing season here at CG Heartbeats Farm. I tried a couple different ideas to hopefully improve the growing process. The plot I planted in has not been as fertile and high producing as other garden areas in… Continue reading How to Raise Garlic: Production and Storage
Category: Garlic
5 Ways to Use Garlic
PinShareShareTweet0 SharesHere are 5 ways to use garlic in your kitchen. I have included recipes I created over the last few years. One might need a bit of bravery to pop a whole clove of garlic in their mouth and start chewing. I have been known to do just that. 5 Ways to Use Garlic… Continue reading 5 Ways to Use Garlic
5 Reasons to Shop Local Farmers Markets
PinShareShareTweet0 SharesI recently learned of a story telling how a great uncle hauled cucumbers into a local town about 7 to 10 miles from the homestead. Here sat large wooden barrels where cucumbers soaked to be hauled off on the train as pickles. It must have taken an entire day to drive with horses pulling… Continue reading 5 Reasons to Shop Local Farmers Markets
Garlic ~ Year 4
PinShareShareTweet0 SharesThis fall marks the 4th year I have planted garlic. I love thinking back to the first year. I planted about 6 cloves each of 3 varieties: Music, Montana, and German. I recall my Dad helped me prep the ground in a flower bed I was not using for anything. Really, it was one… Continue reading Garlic ~ Year 4
Garlic: Year 3
PinShareShareTweet0 SharesThis fall marks the third year I have planted garlic. The first year(fall of 2016) I planted about 6 cloves of 3 different varieties for a total of 18. When I harvested in 2017 I kept what I raised to either plant or use. Year #2 (2017) I planted around 18-20 cloves (each) of… Continue reading Garlic: Year 3