Hello, hello, everyone. Welcome back to the Epic Gardening podcast. Today we're getting into

another Halloween-ish-related item and that would be garlic. I believe that's what keeps vampires away or is it

were wolves I don't remember. Anyways we're going to talk about some

different methods for storing garlic and walk you through the process of

how to select the right garlic to store, how to cure it, how to clean it off, and then a few different

ways you can go ahead and store that garlic so you get that pungent goodness all year long. Let's get into it. First thing we need to

understand is how to pick the right garlic to store. So whether you're growing

garlic in your garden or you're purchasing it from a

grocery or a farmer's market there are a few issues to look out for on your bulbs and

if you avoid these that will increase the shelf life and the success rate of

storing your garlic.

So the first thing you want to avoid are any soft bulbs.

Next thing is any bulbs that are sprouting.

Next is any bulbs that are damaged or any individual cloves that are damaged.

So that means if you're purchasing your garlic, let's say from a farmer's market, you want

to get firm fresh bulbs and they want ideally to have dry papery skin on the outside.

If the bulb is soft, it's probably overly ripe, it won't last very long in storage.

Also you want to avoid buying garlic that is refrigerated. If you are

selecting bulbs from your garden, well just choose ones that look healthy.

Choose ones that are undamaged by pests or disease.

Now, before you get into storing your garlic,

you actually have to cure it first.

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