calling all gardeners, Garlic question

[AHappychick]

I planted some garlic last october that I had gotten from an organic farm upstate.

I wrote down the info but cant find it now.

I think it is the hard variety cause it is growing the scab (no sure if thats the right name) but it has the long curly stalk that is growing the seed bulbs or what ever they are.

It has been rainin here all month and I thought I was supposed to stop watering at the last stage before harvest but have been unable too because of all the rain.

I have been searching but cant figure out when to pull this stuff up. none of the leaves are browning that I can see.

is there something specific I should be looking for that will tell me when it is ready?

Thanks

 

[maplesky7]

my book says harvest when tops fall over: braid into strings or tie into bunches and hang in a cool dry place.

 

[HarlansHollowFarms]

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, yup, thats what you do!

 

[Buff Hooligans]

AHappy, I am worried about my garlic and shallots too. Maybe the northeast will have a long dry spell soon. My garlic usually isn't ready for harvest (brown stems and falling over) until mid to late July. But this is an unusually wet season, isn't it?

 

[English Chick]

Now you had me searching as well......and I am so going to grow garlic... as much as I love it, I have not grown it, also when you companion pla t it into the garden it can keeps bugs off your other plants etc.

Sounding good to me.

 

[mamagardener]

I just dig it up when the tops are brown and fall over.Then I leave it on a screen until it dries. Then tie and hang up for use.