Once the bottom three leaves of the Garlic have browned it's time to harvest. We saved our largest cloves from last year, and as you can see we have been rewarded with some exceptionally large bulbs!
After pulling out just a few more we were stung, not by the beauty of our bounty but rather the barrage of hornets that emerged from just behind the garage wall.
After taking a break to "resolve" the issue we resumed our harvesting.
Garlic is a plant in the Allium family closely related to onions. Many of its known health benefits are from the formation of sulfur compounds when the cloves are crushed or chopped. Diallyl disulfide, Allicin, and S-allyl cysteine are just a few of the compounds responsible for the long list of documented benefits derived from garlic.
Bone health, detoxification of heavy metals, antioxidants, reduction of blood pressure, lowering of cholesterol. These are just some of the known benefits of regular garlic consumption.
We grow garlic because it's we love the way it tastes. With all the garlic harvested, Candy says it's time to play ball.
After tiring out the dog, we hung the garlic up to dry and look forward to homegrown garlic from the garden for months to come.