tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537642929332709150.post2997343840698062317..comments2024-02-05T01:37:49.175-08:00Comments on Menagerie Manor A Gardener's Diary: Garlic crop for 2010Dochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05230334534323236665noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537642929332709150.post-61868680269171304132010-07-21T08:34:26.906-07:002010-07-21T08:34:26.906-07:00Thanks for the explanation, Doc! I understand it n...Thanks for the explanation, Doc! I understand it now. Will make a note to remember this as well. :)LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537642929332709150.post-43105120460418640892010-07-21T08:25:53.997-07:002010-07-21T08:25:53.997-07:00Hi Linda,
The stalk of soft-necked garlic is pliab...Hi Linda,<br />The stalk of soft-necked garlic is pliable and soft at maturity. The stalk of hard-necked garlic is stiff at maturity.<br /><br />Soft-necked garlic is strong flavored and stores well because it has several protective outer layers of papery skin.<br /><br />Hard-necked garlic is mild tasting and best used soon after harvest since it has only a few layers of papery skin and thus keeps poorly.<br />DocDochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05230334534323236665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537642929332709150.post-18975860544756142242010-07-20T13:04:38.779-07:002010-07-20T13:04:38.779-07:00I've never understood the difference between h...I've never understood the difference between hard neck and soft neck, but this garlic (hard neck?) looks great!LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.com