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So I pulled out a garlic on the weekend just to quench my nagging curiosity…..surely they weren’t ready yet…hold off…hold off….
I usually wait until after Christmas, when the plant looks pretty rough and has yellowed and flopped over. But on this day I got a bit cocky and so up one came. It was massive, and fully ready! I couldn’t believe it!
I have four staggered plantings of garlic this season, and this is my first, and it’s only half the batch! I left more than half of them in the soil. Stoked? Totally.
My little garden helper….I think she just had buttery garlic bread on her mind.
Second good thing to happen this weekend (in the garden) was harvesting the first artichoke of the season. It got the special treatment of a breadcrumb stuffing with mixed garden herbs then roasted in my olive oil. A beautiful meal! (especially with a glass of Sav!)
This daughter looks a lot like you.
She has my blood….that’s for sure!!
ahhh choice! I’ve had no luck with garlic yet… but I’m hoping the soil at our new(ish) house is conducive to them, as it grows a mean onion! By the way, maybe next time try your beets with 80% cocoa choc in a beetroot and chocolate cake – YUM!!
Sounds good…..although I don’t really eat chocolate…..that could be a problem!
wowsers! I’ve heard of people who don’t like chocolate… Just saw your lovely piece in Pip’s Good Stuff mag – good stuff indeed!
I planted garlic for the first time this year and I also pulled out some on the weekend (out of desperation when I discovered the cupboard was bare!) It was amazing and we used some of it to make aioli. Heaven! Never buying garlic again…famous last words.
Plant heaps, I figure you can never have too much! It’s one of those things that we seem to use everyday. We plant SO many onions for this very reason.
Oh my gosh, what a darling!!!
She’s a real QT
That artichoke is gorgeous! As winter draws near here in Colorado and the first snows have fallen, it’s fun to watch your spring garden unfold. Oh, and what a great picture of your little helper!
One day I would love to see the snow in Colorado. Even though we get snow here, it only falls in a small part of the ranges and it’s expensive to visit it. But I’ve always wanted to see snow where everyone can enjoy it.
There will be plenty of Spring and Summer garden photos over the next few months, to keep you warm when the Colorado weather is bringing you down!
She looks so proud! This is awesome news. I’ll be planting garlic for the first time next year… or maybe before snow comes if we get our act together. Congratulations of the bounty!
Good luck! I guess the snow isn’t too kind to them! We normally plant on the shortest day, then harvest on the longest…..but that’s a very loose approach, as you can see I picked a tad early. But I figure if they’re this ready then why leave them in the ground!
Actually, everything I’ve read about planting garlic is my neck of the woods says that planting it in late fall is best for flavor. I’ve never tried spring or fall planting though, so we’ll see. And yeah, yours look beautiful. I wouldn’t worry!
You know what….I think this bunch were planted late Autumn!!
I would consider getting that much garlic already a HUGE victory! My crop was tiny this year and I’m already out, and relying on the farmer’s market (which ends in two weeks, and then where do I get local garlic?) Your garden helper looks so happy to be out there. I’m striving for the same with my littles and we just spent the afternoon collecting our neighbors fallen leaves to mulch our blueberries in.
Any chance for that artichoke recipe? I never know what to do with them, my only experience being pressure cooking them and then dipping the leaves in mayonnaise before digging out the heart.
That was me last year. I thought that I’d grown enough but I was so far off. I think this year I’ve gone the other direction, I’ve planted probably well over 100 garlic, which is to be shared with my soil landlords! We’d probably use about 2-3 whole garlics a week! I’m thinking of making a heap of garlic paste in olive oil and storing it in jars for winter as an experiment.
With the artichokes I used an old Roman recipe that I saw on the SBS Food Safari Series. It’s really simple but super delish! I have two more artichokes almost ready and I’ll be roasting them in the same way. And then over winter I’m going to separate my artichoke plants into three different plants in the hope of getting a bigger crop the following year. I love them!!!
Here is the SBS video
http://www.sbs.com.au/food/recipe/9287/Roman-style_artichokes
Nice lookin’ garlic Rohan! What variety is it?
Justin….I have no idea mate!!!
I think I got the cloves from a friend. There actually appears to be two types, one very purple and one white. But I’d be lying if I said I knew what is what.
All I care about is that it’s garlic, I grew it, and it tastes rad.
“it’s garlic, I grew it, and it tastes rad.” Sounds like a good rationale to me! Garlic names are all over the shop anyway.
whoa, those are some awesome looking garlic.
mmm… garlic may be my favorite ingredients ever. This reminds me of my parent’s farm and the huge quantities of garlic that they plant there. Delicious!
Beautiful looking garlic and photos mate. You’ve inspired to reinvest some time into my veggie garden again.
Cheers
Phill
Phill…..mate! Do it. You’ll have a pretty hot summer coming soon…..corn? tommies? basil? Yes please
those are fantastic! i’ve got a few sprouts of basil and parsley left… taking advantage of this persistent, stubborn warmth. but that’s going to be about it for me until spring.
Dude try some winter Kale!
Rohan I just stumbled your website and that garlic looks magnificent. I have struggled on and off with garlic for years… is there a secret to planting garlic from cloves? Is it like pumpkins and are they sterile? You are clearly in the know… !!
Rowan
AND the artichoke… fancy dishing out the recipe ?
This is a wonderful place to find, well done!
Actually I just used the Guy Grossi version of his take on the Roman Herb crumb version. It worked a treat! Do you have some on the go at in the garden?
Hey a fellow Rohan….well Rowan!
I did a few versions this year, one batch I planted from the seed kernels from last seasons batch and all the other batches I directly planted garlic cloves. Mixed variety too! Some ‘purpley’ looking and some ‘whitish’ looking……see I’m like a total gardening guru! ;-)
Hey ro thanks for dropping by. I’ve actually just changed my site to onesmallbag.blogspot.com incase you pop by again! Yes I’ve got garlic coming out of my ears but not from direct cloves. It’s been my nemisis!! Chives and my bananas have gone remarkably well too! Isn’t growing food wonderful?!
i was having a crappy day, then i found your blog, i read the first 20 pages and can’t wait to read more, its a beautiful space and after looking at your photos i am now starving and craving duck !!
Crap days suck! Thanks for popping by….I hope it makes your day better!
This post rules, love the photo of your daughter!