I Was in Shock! We Have Never Grown This Much Garlic

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8 күн бұрын

We grew over 40 pounds of garlic from just 48 square feet!
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@curiouscitizen4098 6 күн бұрын

This video brought me so much joy. When you see someone so giddy over doing something they love, and it is so wholesome, it makes me happy!

@JohnWood-tk1ge 6 күн бұрын

Any day you’re looking down at a plant instead of up at the roots it’s a good day!

@goodwifeweaver 6 күн бұрын

Friends, I lived on an organic farm that sold seed garlic, and my husband supervised garlic harvesting and processing. PLEASE do not pull your garlic up like this. Use a trowel to gently lift the bulb - pulling like this can damage the skin and cause bulbs to rot.

@smhollanshead 6 күн бұрын

Doesn’t it depend on how soft your soil is?

@kellyforeman1703 6 күн бұрын

right? I use a digging fork

@Gen2GenHomestead 6 күн бұрын

Do you wash them after or wait til the soil on the bulb is dry and dry wipe it?

@fcjcheah 6 күн бұрын

Do you have a website that I can go visit? Would like to check out your seed garlic 🧄 ❤

@Pha-q 6 күн бұрын

@Gen2GenHomestead I just shake off the soil and wipe off any large clumps that would slow down the drying. I then cut the tops about 8 inches above the bulb and cut the roots leaving about 1/2 inch. Then it's on to the drying racks. Treat them like vampires (no sun). Once cured (usually around 4 weeks for me depending on weather), I remove the outer layer of paper and dry soil, cut the tops down to 1 inch above the bulb to save storage space and they go in milk crates in the basement until used. A garage can work too, but if it gets too cold it can trigger them to grow again. Home made drying racks are 2ft x 4ft boxes made out of 2x4 with 1/2 inch hardware cloth stapled to the bottom. Fans placed on top for extra air flow. Can fit about 100 bulbs average on a rack. Any way you can get them out of the sun with plenty of airflow works. Saw homestead in your name and thought you might want more info 😊

@momiswatching 3 күн бұрын

Oh I harvested mine yesterday and it was a great crop! I also planted carrots between the garlic and did not thin. When I pulled the garlic a few carrots came out. It was pretty satisfying !

@stevo4535 6 күн бұрын

I spent $150 at the local MI Gardener’s store on garlic cloves, time to dig them up!

@amy_soucy 6 күн бұрын

Are you in the same climate? Mine are not ready yet.

@Pha-q 6 күн бұрын

I bought 10 heads of 5 different varieties from them in 2020. I've been replanting the largest cloves from the largest bulbs. This year, I'm harvesting 1000 heads. 😂

@noramax2925 6 күн бұрын

@@amy_soucy Our garlic has not started turning brown either. We are located across Lake Michigan in Wisconsin. We have had a lot of rain! We use a garden pitch fork to gently lift the garlic out of the soil. Wait a few days for your soil to dry so you don’t have muddy bulbs. Luke your garlic is huge. Great job. Happiness abounds!!🧄

@iveo83 5 күн бұрын

I bought 3 heads 7 years ago and never had to buy them again. I plant about 200 every year now and able to have garlic the whole year 😊

@marycountry 5 күн бұрын

Great harvest Luke! Will pick mine in a week or two.👍🏻

@FrozEnbyWolf150 6 күн бұрын

It's better to use a garden fork to gently lift up the entire plant than to just pull on it. Use the fork, Luke!

@Alison2436 5 күн бұрын

I usually dig my hand underneath and gently push up but I don't have a lot to harvest, maybe 2 or 3 rows

@ZAdobber64 Күн бұрын

> lol. Some of us get it !

@JessPayne44 Күн бұрын

Your excitement is so contagious! I was smiling and even giggling? Right along with you! Well done!

@mscalzo48 6 күн бұрын

I live in Rochester NY and I noticed my garlic looks ready now. I normally harvest after 4th of July but I'm doing it tomorrow. You the man Luke!

@cynthiamilbradt9943 3 күн бұрын

I suggest you use a garden fork to loosen the garlic before you pull. You’ll have much better results.

@jrose353 6 күн бұрын

As soon as I saw this, I went and harvested mine because it looked just like yours, mine too is the best crop I’ve ever had! Crazy awesome growing season.

@gloriahopper6289 6 күн бұрын

I planted migardener garlic last year and just pulled mine as well. Awesome harvest!

@laurieslifeessentials 6 күн бұрын

My garlic is suddenly looking ready too and I was worried because it's so early! (Growing in Eastern Mass.) So happy to see so many other's finding the same thing this year!

@ericawhitfield9289 6 күн бұрын

I love your joy, Luke! Garlic makes me happy too.

@YouGrowRow 5 күн бұрын

I used your bulb protect and feed as well and had an epic harvest! Epic!! Will definitely use it again 😊

@marydrew3568 5 күн бұрын

😂 I share your joy and smiles! I harvested my garlic this week and it is like Christmas for gardeners!! 🎉 I love growing it and watching you be so happy! Congrats!!😊

@lisadeluca5714 5 күн бұрын

Where's your garden fork dude? lol Harvested half of mine and this weekend the rest is coming out. Thanks for being awesome Luke.

@margaret2222 5 күн бұрын

I love your excitement when gardening. Your garlic looks great. Mine is ready here in Ohio too but I am going to try to wait a couple of days for it to dry out a bit before harvesting. We have been getting so much rain the last couple of days. I know mine always keeps longer if I harvest it when it is dry.

@lindseyhardin1688 6 күн бұрын

The beginning made me laugh 😂

@carolync4862 6 күн бұрын

Great harvest. I find that by digging them out the bulbs don't break off.

@joshuahoyer1279 6 күн бұрын

This has been an exciting week! Garlic harvest was Sunday, and ours looked a lot like yours! I planted hardneck and softneck all together last October after digging up our sweet potatoes. They went in double rows at 4" spacing, with 18" between each double row. Put a cover crop of peas, oats and mustard over top with another inch of compost over. It all grew nicely until January, when the freeze killed the cover crop. Put some shredded leaves over top and waited for early spring. Then it was only a few shots of compost tea while it was growing, and we got our best harvest yet! I was as shocked as you were when I started pulling up these monsters! Now sweet potato slips are back in the bed and looking forward to October again. 😊

@carolfoss6487 6 күн бұрын

Your enthusiasm is awesome!

@mixmix3499 6 күн бұрын

Your excitement made me smile.

@brucegarrison4999 6 күн бұрын

Those look great Luke

@catherinegrippo5889 6 күн бұрын

Love the infectious excitement. Can't wait to see if my garlic harvest is just as tremendous!

@Writtenworlds1 6 күн бұрын

Love the enthusiasm

@northerngirlhobbies 6 күн бұрын

Incredible size! Awesome!

@melissagoodwin2602 6 күн бұрын

These are beautiful

@judyhawkins6470 6 күн бұрын

Love your enthusiasm! I’m so jealous of your haul. Last October I planted a huge bed of garlic I bought from Amazon. Guess what? Not one single bulb came up. So disappointing. Bought lots of onions seeds from Migardner so that bed is now filled up with onions that look fantastic. Waiting for the restock of garlic in your shop to buy to plant this year.

@christinemccoy4471 6 күн бұрын

@judy Amazon?. Go straight to companies you can actually talk to people

@MyFavoriteColorIsBLUE 6 күн бұрын

Same here. I got them off of Amazon and that was a big mistake.

@joshuahoyer1279 6 күн бұрын

I tried that with Okinawan sweet potatoes trying to get slips to start. Each one rotted before putting out a single slip. The problem is that often some of this stuff is shipped overseas, which means they typically irradiate or otherwise treat it, which knocks out its viability. Thank goodness I found someone on the Facebook marketplace living at least in the same state as me who was very generous with her slips. I am very wary about ordering growables on Amazon. Sometimes they never grow, or it's something different from what you ordered. Like one banana plant my wife bought me for my birthday. Advertised as the Blue Java ice cream banana plant, but turns out it was most likely an entirely different (albeit still delicious from what I hear) variety.

@dawn19maria 5 күн бұрын

Please stop buying plants/seeds from Amazon! That’s not how you get good results. Buy from a dedicated seed/plant website.

@candacesonmor5156 6 күн бұрын

My garlic leaves are so tall, up to my waist right now!! I'm hoping for a really good harvest soon! Scapes are just starting to form

@LukeRT 6 күн бұрын

Same here, have never seen garlic grow like this before, I'm 6ft and it's up to my chest

@Pha-q 6 күн бұрын

Same here. Super tall. German Extra Hardy was the tallest and harvested last week. Some bulbs are the size of baseballs. Have fun!

@AQTGirly4U 6 күн бұрын

I'm so jealous! Life goals for sure!

@michellegousios566 5 күн бұрын

I love how excited some garlic made you 😊. I’d be SOOO excited too. I think I might give it a try this year!!

@toddcathyfranklin4189 6 күн бұрын

I make some of mine into black garlic and dry some for black garlic powder so good

@cct9194 6 күн бұрын

How do you process it into black garlic?

@toddcathyfranklin4189 6 күн бұрын

@@cct9194 in a slow cooker on warm rap heads in clingwrap then aluminum foil it takes about 3 weeks then dehydrat some and grind in coffee bean grinder

@RobinGardens 6 күн бұрын

Pure joy came through.

@trishrees-jones6127 6 күн бұрын

Luke, your enthusiasm is so awesome! Thank you so much for sharing your fanastic gardening tips, advise and knowhow. My veggie gardening has been taken to a whole new level thanks to you!

@WelcometomyCapeCodlife 6 күн бұрын

Fun harvest, huge heads!

@DanlowMusic 6 күн бұрын

Loved watching how excited you got. I hope I'm the same way when it's time here to harvest. I just harvested my scapes a few days ago so it's getting close.

@JD-zb4ve 6 күн бұрын

WOW! lucky you!!!

@patrickkirwan3353 6 күн бұрын

Looking good brother!

@lyta1138 6 күн бұрын

Harvested half of mine. Waiting for the other half to be ready. Still watering some, waiting for others to have more brown leaves before pulling. Love hearing your excitement.

@kristin143 6 күн бұрын

this is so fun! I feel like I'm pulling them out too

@conniedavidson1807 6 күн бұрын

Great haul. Mine came out last month.

@turtlewoman 2 күн бұрын

Awesome!

@RungnaphaSt Күн бұрын

I'm going to harvesting mine today, right before 4th July

@toriegrenier3985 2 күн бұрын

I LOVE your enthusiasm! I tried garlic for the very first time this year. It was a flip. The only garlic that seemed to do well was the elephant garlic. I need to take a look at your garden bed prep

@NanaFlea 2 күн бұрын

I've harvested half my garlic and came up with a number of solo/mono garlic that was one single giant clove/bulb. Any idea what would happen if I saved these and planted them for next season?

@kansasmisfit7404 6 күн бұрын

Nice harvest

@IAmAshleySylvestre 6 күн бұрын

Good job my boy ❤❤❤

@charsiu_808 6 күн бұрын

I'll be harvesting mine next month in July.

@stevejohnson7118 3 күн бұрын

I had my most successful garlic harvest this year. More than 30 balls. 8 nearly tennis ball size. Definitely saving the largest cloves for fall planting. Got my “seed” from natural grocer. Don’t know exact origin but all soft neck.

@mcbru102 6 күн бұрын

I just pulled my garlic and had the same experience. All the garlic were big and healthy. I pulled 75 garlic heads these past few weeks in total. So fun! And great for all my cooking dishes.

@sherihicks1427 6 күн бұрын

I love your joy! But I have garlic envy!😂 I pulled mine up this morning, and they were all much smaller than what they were last year. But I will try again!

@Alison2436 5 күн бұрын

we had else nino this year in SoCal and my garlic was huge as well some were softball sized! and no, not elephant garlic, we planted Russian red

@rickthelian2215 6 күн бұрын

Nice Garlic Luke😁🇦🇺

@FlowerxLady 6 күн бұрын

I laugh like you do when I’m harvesting my garlic 🤣🤣💕

@williamslater-vf5ym 6 күн бұрын

I harvested a little early too. They weren't quite as big as yours, but not bad.

@kellyforeman1703 6 күн бұрын

why didnt you use a digging fork?

@carenal 5 күн бұрын

I bought your garlic last year from the website and I also got massive garlics. I've never seen garlic so large, there's a couple that are larger than the palm of my hand.

@cheriterry441 6 күн бұрын

Pulled mine today and my German garlic all were as big as your biggest one you showed. All thanks to trifecta +

@cinbob00 6 күн бұрын

I have to wait for a dryer day 😊 i did music garlic this year

@helenmcclellan452 6 күн бұрын

I need to try bold plus this fall for pur garlic.

@jeffreybradley3736 6 күн бұрын

Been a good year for garlic. I had a few Persian Star that were fat and globe shaped. The individual cloves became more apparent a week or so into curing.

@yenquest 4 күн бұрын

Hm... Maybe I should experiment this upcoming year. Grow garlic around the perimeter of the raised garden bed, and interplant it with fast growing plants like radishes or perennial herbs like basil. Then, try to mend/compost the soil at the center of the garden bed during spring (our spring is too cold for a lot of plants/seedlings). Once it finally warms up (end of May usually), is when I can harden my spring/summer seedling plants. I planted garlic last autumn, but only one out of the bunch have survived (first time trying as a newbie gardener). Too much rain in the autumn season, and winter has been pretty warm/dry for the Northeast.

@jeannamcgregor9967 6 күн бұрын

I think purchasing garlic online rather than just planting local farmer's market garlic was a mistake: much of it just didn't mature before the tops died off. I'm near Gilroy CA, the "garlic capitol of the US" and I think buying local is what I'll do from now on...😢

@irony11 6 күн бұрын

Purchasing "online" is rather vague. If you purchase online from a reputable company there shouldn't be issues. Amazon (for instance) is not. MI Gardener has a big variety and many have had great success with their products.

@amyschmelzer6445 6 күн бұрын

Buying local seed garlic and then saving my own seed from year to year means I am growing garlic that does well in my area. Yes, it’s fun to try a new variety that someone on the internet raves about, so I am not going to knock people who do that. However, I’ve found it takes a few years for a variety grown elsewhere to acclimate itself to my growing conditions. I don’t want to wait for small garlic to start producing large heads. Since you’re near Gilroy it should be easy to find varieties for next year that will do well.

@preschoolhomestead 6 күн бұрын

Mine is almost ready! Maybe another week!

@chunkystumps 2 күн бұрын

I'm in Michigan too and my garlic has been exceptionally excellent this year too. Could the warmer, wetter winter have helped out?

@wendinutick582 Күн бұрын

I planted for the first time this year. Mine have another bulb like area growing an inch or two above the In ground bulbs. What causes this? These did not produce scapes so they were soft neck. I can’t wait to get garlic from your store this year.

@annmc3878 5 күн бұрын

I cut off the scapes as soon as they appeared (instead of waiting) and had about 20% bigger heads of garlic.

@Crashbangable 6 күн бұрын

Did you prune the elephant garlic scape the same time as the rest that looked amazing I’m waiting for my first harvest in Colorado. Leaves haven’t started dying back yet.

@teebob21 6 күн бұрын

@@Crashbangable Elephant garlic is actually a form of leek. I don't think it produces scapes.

@guntaweiland3428 6 күн бұрын

Love your enthusiasm! Will you sell small quantities for growing in the fall?

@lindseyhardin1688 6 күн бұрын

This past fall was my first time planting garlic. I planted 21 bulbs. I have 9 left bc my chickens ruined it. Anyways, i wasnt sure when to pull it. Mistake #1 Imade from watching this was that ivelet it flower. Thanks for your videos and teaching me what to do with my things. Round 2 will be this coming fall. Hopefully my chickens will stay out. I have a better set up now to keep them out of it.

@Jb-ip8lq 15 сағат бұрын

I love growing garlic. I am on my 4th year. I plant in spring and fall. This year I did hard and soft neck. I noticed the soft neck were a bit small this year. Any tips?

@debrakrause7570 6 күн бұрын

Love your reaction to your garlic crop! I wasn't disappointed with mine but would of been more ecstatic if my garlic was bigger, like yours...lol

@markizanochi65 Күн бұрын

I harvest all my elephant garlic 4 days ago it’s start splitting on neck area,we have so much rain ,so I dig them out. Now I still have another kind still there ,I look today on it’s still green more ,so I think I wait till next week. I already plant there today carrots and basilica.Cabbage in containers waiting .

@MorroccoM13 4 күн бұрын

Great looking heads of hardneck Luke. I have another week or two before I pull mine up. When do you expect to have bulbs in stock for sale this year ?

@lindag4484 6 күн бұрын

I looked at my garlic tops and they don't look quite ready yet. I'll wait another week or so before digging it up. ...can hardly wait! We're nearly out of garlic in our kitchen.

@La_La_La3 6 күн бұрын

I harvested mine this morning. First year for me so I am just hoping I did things correctly. Aside from the elephant garlic, I got the others from you. German is the one that did the best followed by Ivan. Music did poorly, very small bulb but it still looks pretty. Hopefully I can keep a couple of the German and Ivan and replant them this Fall.

@officiallaskardoa 6 күн бұрын

🤩🤩🤩🤩nice one

@IAmHumanJake 5 күн бұрын

My elephant garlic didn't do to well, regular garlic grew amazing though.

@kingg697 4 күн бұрын

I have a QUESTION: How can I dry/keep/use CUBAN Oregano? I have an overabundance of it, and don't have a large family, and I want to make good use of it ALL! 😊 Any assistance/advice you can provide, I would be most grateful!!!

@idahofishgamer3560 5 күн бұрын

I harvested my garlic last week first group my elephant garlic all mono bulbed sad but my siberian was amazing

@firequeen2194 4 күн бұрын

I planted in the fall, it greened up, I left it to overwinter, and nothing. 😢. Maybe I put it in too early? I was told it would be fine but nothing, nada, zip, zilch. Not one green sprout. Do I dig it up and start over this fall or wait it out? I’m in Iowa. It was so pretty 😭. And it was MI Gardener starts!

@momiswatching 3 күн бұрын

What to do with the garlic stem after you remove the head? Do you compost it?

@karicoones2832 5 күн бұрын

Hi Luke, you said to harvest when 50 -75% of the leaves are dead. The first several i watched you pull only had maybe one yellow " dead looking" leaf. Am I wrong or missing something?

@christineelsey3104 6 күн бұрын

Congrats !!! 😂😂😂 That IS a Great garlic harvest, lol... ❤❤

@raineeredman6874 6 күн бұрын

I want some of each please

@shaunstewart9718 6 күн бұрын

cant find bulbs plus anywhere

@judylogue8016 5 күн бұрын

Can you also eat the stalk of garlic? Saute? When should I order? If I order now will it be ok until the Fall? Live in northern MA

@crystalmckinniss4699 6 күн бұрын

Do they need full sun or can it be partial shade?

@JNoMooreNumbers 6 күн бұрын

I got the biggest garlic this year ever. Yours looks like mine. I was surprised.

@Rocco25.6 5 күн бұрын

I am trying to get beets to grow how long does it take to a crop

@VeggiesOutFront 6 күн бұрын

Its possible to craft a garlic digger. Basically a flat horizontal blade attached to a pto that goes under the heads to loosen them up and make it easy to pull. If youre doing acres of garlic it is worth it. That a d a garlic planter

@gfy2979 6 күн бұрын

We had a drought, like not even an inch of rain all June, so we'll see if my garlic kept growing

@Batchat2352 8 сағат бұрын

First time ever growing garlic from actual seed. They are so big. Idk if they will be big in the inside

@robertawilburn900 6 күн бұрын

Do you order your garlic for planting ?

@pamelah6431 6 күн бұрын

Northern IL/southern WI has been 3 weeks ahead on everything this year. So weird. Wonder what's going to be happening by October.

@gregpolas7183 6 күн бұрын

can't find bulb plus

@jenchelle13 6 күн бұрын

Wow that's great. I planted some elephant garlic but none of it grew for me. Maybe the squirrels got it after I planted it...darn squirrels 🐿 😂

@katiemoyer8679 6 күн бұрын

I’ve had that issue, squirrel love garlic and onions. I found placing a nylon netting over the what I plant- let the cloves or sets get a deep start. After a few months, they seem to no longer be interested in my crop. I then remove the netting, save for use next year.

@jenchelle13 6 күн бұрын

@katiemoyer8679 good idea

@FlowerxLady 6 күн бұрын

I got some that look like onions too 🤣