So that it does not dry out and does not deteriorate, does not lose weight and juiciness, so that it does not germinate, so that the clove is juicy - it turns out that it is easy to store garlic correctly. Ancient tricks and tricks - note to the hostess.
Background: why garlic does not store well
Garlic does not spoil - it is a natural process. And essential oils, phytoncides, alliin, amino acids are to blame, oxidizing in the light and on fresh air. Garlic does not spoil - it is preparing for germination.
How to store garlic? Just don't let it grow.
In winter varieties, more juicy due to thin integumentary scales, more essential oils, which determine sharpness, the shelf life is 4-5 months, for spring garlic - about six months.
Suitable for long-term storage are medium-late, late varieties any type.
Spring garlic is stored for up to 5-6 months, until May, at t + 15 ... + 17 ° C at a humidity of 50-70% - the so-called. "warm" storage.
It is believed that winter garlic needs “cold storage” + 2 ... + 4 ° C and humidity 70-80%.
But rumors about its unsuitability for storage at home are exaggerated: healthy, undamaged, harvested on time and dried winter garlic will lie for six months.
Suitability for storage of purchased garlic of an unknown genus-tribe is determined by the color of the scales and the shape of the head. In winter, the teeth are arranged in one row, in spring - in several rows. Winter garlic is more often with light scales with a small number of lilac stripes, in spring garlic the scales are more often painted in an intense lilac color.
Have you properly prepared the garlic for storage?
We clean on time
Suitable for sampling garlic with stems that begin to lodging, withered foliage, softened false stem.
Garlic harvested at the wrong time will not be stored: even suspended, even in salt, even in paraffin.
If the stems are dead, and the head begins to unfold, it’s already too late: it won’t lie for a long time.
We dry correctly
Garlic is dried for about 10 days at t +25 C with a thin embankment. In properly dried garlic, the root lobe is overdried and easily separated by fingers.
If possible, hang it in a bundle: nutrients and the moisture will go down to the bulbs.
Leave the stem
Do not cut the garlic until the end of September - until October, and when pruning, leave a stem 10-15 cm long: it will protect it from drying out, will not allow the scales to peel off, which means that the teeth will germinate.
He needs roots!
The best pruning time is October. The roots are cut to 3-5 mm at least: the appearance is “not marketable”, but the safety is excellent. And even better, garlic is stored with roots that are not cut at all - summer residents with experience assure.
Scales - a pledge of storage
Do not remove the upper coverts if they are "tousled". Let them not be beautiful, but they protect from drying out.
Roots and tops are a guarantee of storage. Long storage.
He doesn't like the light
The apartment has a pantry, mezzanine, warm balcony- any place is good, where there is little light. Garlic sprouts in the light - checked.
Advice! To prevent garlic from sprouting, burn the bottom of the bulbs using a burner or a candle. The method is old-fashioned, laborious - but it will come in handy with total germination.
…and don’t store different varieties together
Varieties with a short shelf life spoil earlier, infecting all garlic.
How to store garlic in an apartment or private house
And you can store garlic in a dry basement, cellar, on the veranda of the house and just in the apartment. Well dried, properly cut, it will be stored in any dry room. And it is not so important whether it is winter or spring.
Store in braids beautifully, compactly and for a long time.
1. In boxes. Plastic lattice, wooden boxes are filled with a layer of 20-30 cm. Spring is kept warm - in an apartment in the kitchen, on the veranda of a private house. Winter in in large numbers it is better to send it to a cold cellar.
2. In braids. In addition to decorativeness, braids save from overdrying, prevent delamination of scales, and make it difficult for air to reach the teeth. Braids are woven when the stems are not wilted, plastic and flexible.
3. In a bundle. With stems 20-25 cm long, tied in 10-12 pieces or clamped with a staple, hanging garlic is stored for a long time both in the kitchen at home and in a warm basement.
4. In boxes, cardboard boxes, wicker baskets, sprinkled with shavings, sawdust, onion peel. Sand is sprinkled only in dry cellars with low humidity.
Advice! Polyethylene bags and others made of synthetic non-breathable material are not suitable: this is condensation and rotting.
5. In a bag. Linen, canvas bags. They are not laid tightly, and they are not tied tight - so that there is air access.
6. In the grid. Suspended higher in ordinary nylon nets - best method: and ventilated, and compact, and scales in place.
7. No trimming. The method is good for busy housewives: after drying, the stems are dry, the roots are not cut off. And even the soil should not be cleaned too much. Garlic is put in cardboard, lattice boxes in bulk, stacking crosswise (jack).
The best way to store garlic in winter is to keep both the top and the root from drying out.
The box is stored on a warm, dry veranda, in the kitchen - where it does not interfere. Garlic is selected as needed. The simplest and most the right way save garlic from sprouting, drying out and greening.
Unusual Storage Methods
Keeping garlic in salt is boring, in paraffin - much more interesting!
- Salt storage. The heads are placed in a box, sprinkled with salt. Salt absorbs moisture and preservative, does not allow rot.
- In the ashes The owners of baths and fireplaces find it useful to sprinkle garlic with ashes in layers. Rumor has it that it is stored well, but how about peeling garlic in ashes?
- In onion skins. They are sprinkled with husks that take on moisture, containing phytoncides that inhibit the growth of fungi and bacteria.
- In paraffin. The heads are dipped in melted paraffin, forming protective film. The method is good for a deficiency of garlic and an excess of paraffin.
What if he doesn't want to be kept?
The following storage methods for already peeled garlic will come to the rescue.
In oil. The heads are peeled, filled with oil. It will lie for a long time - up to 3 months, and - an excellent preparation in haste.
In salt. The teeth are placed in jars, sprinkled with salt, not hermetically covered, stored in the refrigerator.
Storage in flour. The teeth are rolled in flour, placed in glass containers. One problem: it's easier to buy fresh garlic than flour.
You can store garlic in the refrigerator in a city apartment, if any. free place. The heads are wrapped in paper, foil, laid separately from other vegetables.
And no polyethylene: it will quickly deteriorate due to condensate.
And peeled teeth are frozen, dried, ground into powder, crushed and frozen - but that's another story, culinary.
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Garlic has long been an essential ingredient in many dishes and folk recipes. To all year round to have fragrant and fresh heads on hand, you need to know how and where to properly store them at home in winter time.
There are several common ways to store this vegetable that will keep it fit for consumption until the next harvest.
As a rule, the following places are chosen for this:
- underground;
- balcony;
- refrigerator;
- dry places in the apartment.
It is more convenient for owners of private houses to choose a subfloor, since there may not always be enough space in the refrigerator. Having a dry place in an apartment or house is perfect for placing garlic braids and bunches or hanging a net. glazed balcony- a great place to "winter" this vegetable in jars and boxes.
Storage in braids
The time-tested method it is a plaited braid of heads dried with a stalk. The finished braid is left in a dark and dry room. For this, a closet or pantry is suitable. Garlic braids take up very little space, but require skill and skill to weave the stems together well.
Storage in bundles
Dried heads with stems are tied into a bundle with a rope and hung in a dry room. The method is practically no different from the previous one, and the beams can also act as interior decoration.
Use of jars and boxes
Many people choose vegetables for wintering three-liter jars, without falling asleep heads. This allows it not to dry out and germinate. Banks must be placed in the refrigerator or on the balcony.
To keep the garlic in the box, it is necessary to sprinkle its bottom with salt, then lay out some of the heads, sprinkle with salt again and lay out layer by layer in this way. This option allows the vegetable to remain fresh and juicy for a long time.
Waxing
Storage in bags
For this, bags made of natural materials. R It is recommended to periodically sort out the contents of the bag to remove damaged heads.
To reduce the risk of mold and bacteria, soak the garlic in a concentrated saline solution, let it dry, and then place it in a bag.
Storage in the refrigerator in a city apartment
To leave a vegetable for the winter in the refrigerator, it dry well, put into paper bags and put separately from other products.
To prevent spoilage of the product in the refrigerator, it is recommended to sprinkle the contents of the bags with salt or onion peel.
Freezing and canning
You can freeze both whole peeled cloves wrapped in foil or cling film, or finely chopped to reduce cooking time when using them. This option is suitable for those who use the vegetable in cooking less often, since freezing changes the taste and structure of this product.
For preservation, you can use wine or vinegar. To do this, peeled cloves are placed in a jar and poured with dry wine or white vinegar. A tightly closed jar is placed in the refrigerator. The method allows the garlic not to deteriorate for up to four months.
How to properly prepare crops for storage?
Properly carried out preparation is a guarantee that the product will not deteriorate in winter period in a city apartment.
Preparation for wintering should begin with the harvesting stage. It is important to know that there are two types of garlic that determine the timing of its collection:
- Winter:
- collection time: end of July;
- determination of readiness: the leaves turn yellow, the scales become thinner, the skin of the inflorescences begins to crack;
- storage temperature: +1-3°;
- Spring:
- collection time: first half of August;
- determination of readiness: the leaves turn very yellow and begin to bend over and lie down on the ground;
- storage temperature: +16-20°.
Digging must be done carefully, since damaged heads deteriorate much faster than whole ones and are more susceptible to the development of bacteria. For this purpose, a pitchfork or a shovel is used.
Preparing garlic for storage - tying together After digging the garlic, dry it well. Do it better in the open sun. The stems must be cut off, except in cases where weaving braids or bundles is supposed.
After harvesting, you need to get rid of all:
- damaged heads;
- rotten or affected by bacteria;
- empty heads.
Unsuitable garlic can be dried and used as a condiment.
After carrying out all of the above manipulations, you can begin to send the vegetable for the winter.
Storage issues
The most important and practically the only problem that can occur during wintering is damage to the heads. It can happen for several reasons.
First of all, it is a fungal infection. This can be avoided by very careful sorting. Also, the product may deteriorate due to improper storage conditions.
The following signs allow you to determine the corruption:
- bad smell reminiscent of overcooked garlic;
- the presence of rotten lobules or whole heads.
In order for garlic to remain usable in the winter season as long as possible, it is necessary to strictly observe the algorithm for preparing for wintering and the conditions of the method chosen for this purpose.
Preserving garlic for the winter at home is quite simple. The main thing is to follow all the preparation measures and choose the most suitable method for yourself. Having done everything established recommendations, you can delight yourself with a tasty and juicy vegetable until the new harvest.
Garlic is indispensable for cooking all year round and is constantly needed fresh at hand. How to store winter garlic at home, why salt is needed for this and what is the essence of waxing - consider the secrets of saving a vegetable!
Which garlic is suitable for long-term storage
The duration of storage of garlic depends on the variety, the quality of the heads and the conditions of detention. The best varieties for wintering: ‘Armavirsky’, ‘Ukrainian white’, ‘Sochi 56’. Good performance keeping quality in varieties ‘German’, ‘Reliable’, ‘Podmoskovny’.
Multi-tooth varieties are preferred, which have a higher keeping capacity compared to few-tooth varieties. The duration of storage of garlic without loss is determined by the timeliness and compliance with the agricultural practices of harvesting.
Signs that Garlic is Ready to Harvest
For non-shooters varieties, an indicator of readiness is the lodging of yellowed lower leaves. At this stage of growth, the bulbs are fully formed, have a whole and strong cover of scales. Such heads are suitable for long-term storage. Garlic that has fully ripened on the vine is not suitable for long-term storage: the heads of most varieties lose their cover, and can break up into separate bare teeth.
Arrows varieties ripen somewhat later. Readiness is determined by the yellow ends of the leaves and the brown color of the lower part of the stems. The growth of heads by this time stops.
Traditional harvest time spring planting garlic - August and September. The shelf life of the winter crop is short, so it is used at the beginning of winter. Above 0°C and high humidity air such garlic quickly sprouts or dries.
How to store garlic for the winter
Preparing bulbs for planting
Well-dried garlic is laid for storage. The heads are woven into small bundles or braids, hung under a canopy or in a well-ventilated area. After 20-30 days, the degree of readiness of vegetables is checked. If, with strong squeezing, the head breaks into separate teeth, it is believed that the garlic has dried up. Be sure to remove the heads with signs of decay, germinated, with damage to the cover, bare.
ON THE PICTURE: The heads of garlic are dried and ready for storage.
Garlic rot resistance can be increased special processing. The stems of the dried heads are cut short, the roots are burned on fire. You can use a candle or a burner for burning.
Creating optimal conditions
Garlic is best stored at -1°C to -3°C and 70-75% humidity. Under such conditions harvested crop it will lie without losses for 5-6 months, varieties with a high degree of keeping quality - up to 8 months. The room must be ventilated periodically!
Storage of garlic for the winter in the cellar
Garlic is placed in small boxes or bags made of dense nylon fabric, the so-called. "mill gas". fit nylon tights or stockings. You can braid the bulbs into braids if the length of the garlic leaves allows. Heads are best kept hanging. 
ON THE PICTURE: Garlic braids are one of the most convenient ways storage. He cut off his head and into the kitchen, to conquer the household with culinary masterpieces.
It is possible to save garlic in the salt way. To do this, a layer of coarse salt is poured onto the bottom of the pan, then layers of garlic and salt alternate. Last layer- salt. Close the pan and store it in the cellar.
Methods for winter storage of garlic at home
What way to store garlic should you choose if the temperature in the room does not drop below +16–20°C? To prevent the bulbs from drying out, you can hang them in small bags filled with onion peel. It is also acceptable to use dry sawdust.
Problem home storage garlic is solved much easier with an insulated loggia. The temperature on the loggia should not fall below -3°C. If the thermometer creeps below this indicator, garlic must be brought into the apartment.
Saving in the fridge
The main problem with this method is high humidity. There are several secrets to keeping garlic in the refrigerator with less wastage:
- Do not keep in plastic bags: vegetables germinate quickly.
- Put the heads in clean, pre-pasteurized, glass jars, closing with polyethylene lids.
- Place the heads in a cloth bag, pre-treating it with a strong salt solution and drying it. After the salt solution dries, a crust forms on the bag that does not allow moisture to pass through.
Can onions and garlic be stored together? Yes, if we are talking about stalks of garlic - greens. Garlic greens are stored at the bottom of the refrigerator, in plastic bag. Before laying it is not washed. Unpeeled onions are added to the package, cut into quarters. Once every 4 days, the bag is replaced or wiped dry. At the same time, new bulbs are laid
Storage in a jar of oil
To keep peeled garlic fresh all winter and not lose beneficial features, he is kept in glass jars With vegetable oil. The method is suitable for placing in the refrigerator. Oil impregnated with garlic aroma is used as a salad dressing. 
ON THE PICTURE: Storing garlic in oil allows you to "kill two birds with one stone": keep the burning and healthy spice fresh, and get a delicious fragrant dressing for salads.
Placement in glass jars with salt
You can put the garlic heads in a clean, dry glass jar and sprinkle with coarse salt. On top of the bank is covered with processed saline solution cloth.
Waxing
If there are few heads, the easiest way to keep them in the winter is paraffin treatment. Harvest is guaranteed until spring. It is necessary to melt the paraffin in a water bath, dip the heads into it, let the paraffin harden and put the garlic in cardboard boxes.
Drying
It happens that some heads are damaged during harvesting. To properly store such garlic in the apartment, you need to clean the heads, cut into thin slices and dry. Garlic is laid out for drying on a grid over gas stove, no closer than 70 cm from the surface, or into an open oven. 
ON THE PICTURE: It is best to dry garlic in an electric vegetable dryer. The ability to set a constant temperature and duration of the process will not allow the garlic cloves to burn.
Garlic slices dry completely in a few hours at a temperature of +60°C. Then they are ground and mixed with salt, in a ratio of 1:1. Subsequently, dried and ground garlic is stored at room temperature in a glass jar.
This healthy vegetable can replace many expensive medicines in our home first aid kit, and we so want it to be preserved until the first green sprouts of the new crop. But often, either from the variety, or from adverse factors environment, it either rots, or dries up, or sprouts, and we part with this unique vegetable sooner than we would like. Therefore, you need to figure out and figure out how to store garlic at home.
Garlic can spoil for several reasons, and this is not always directly related to the conditions of its storage.
If the heads are infected with fungi, nematode larvae, then their shelf life will be short. In this case, it is better to carefully sort out the garlic, disassemble it into slices, discard the damaged ones and all the doubtful ones - with spots, dents, cuts, empty ones. Only then can it be stored.
Video about storing garlic in winter
Storage conditions are also important. But let's look at them in more detail.
What is the evidence of spoiled garlic?
- You can determine that your crop has begun to deteriorate, first of all, by smell. Such garlic, which has begun to rot, has an unpleasant smell, reminiscent of what we get if the garlic is overcooked.
- Visually, you can see slices or whole bulbs wrinkled from dry or wet rot.
- To the touch, if you press with your finger, the slice falls as if into a void.
Such garlic is subject to urgent rejection.
You can determine that your crop has begun to deteriorate, first of all, by smell
How garlic will be stored depends largely on the time and conditions of its collection. If it was dug out in dry weather, on the waning moon, and before that it was not watered for 2 weeks, then the shelf life, subject to all conditions, will increase significantly.
Before storing, the dug bulbs are dried for 2 weeks under a canopy, then the remnants of the earth are shaken off, the stems and roots are cut, and the remains of the roots are burned over the flame of a candle or lighter.
You should know that garlic is winter and spring. Spring is stored much better, but it is smaller. But winter begins to deteriorate and germinate by the New Year. You can distinguish spring garlic from winter garlic by the core. In winter, in the middle of the bulb, there is a false stem; in spring, it is absent.
Air, light, moisture and heat - that's what can ruin it. Therefore the choice optimal mode storage will directly affect its duration.
A dark storage location is not difficult to provide. It can be a cellar, a refrigerator, a box on the balcony. But the rest of the conditions you need to take care of.
In winter, in the middle of the bulb, there is a false stem; in spring, it is absent.
Humidity. At high humidity, the garlic will rot, at high humidity it will begin to grow, at low humidity it will dry out. The optimal humidity for storage - 70-80% will allow it not only to be well preserved, but also not to lose juiciness.
Air access. If you store the bulbs without containers, excessive air access will contribute to the drying out and development of pathogenic microflora. It is good to store garlic in portions, approximately 0.3-0.5 kg each, in cardboard boxes, plastic containers, wooden boxes, wicker baskets and boxes, and even − plastic bags, clean glass jars under nylon lids and in canvas bags.
Temperature. Everything seems to be clear here. The lower it is, the better. The only thing garlic will not tolerate is freezing. Freezer won't fit! A temperature of 2° to 5°C is optimal. A great place is the bottom drawer of the refrigerator for storing vegetables.
If you store the bulbs without containers, excessive air access will contribute to the drying out and development of pathogenic microflora
How did our grandfathers store garlic? old way storage of garlic - in braids and wreaths. Our ancestors did not cut the garlic stalks after drying, but used them to weave the so-called bundles. The weaving itself is performed as a braid or wreath. Such bundles were kept hanging in a cool room until winter, and in the winter in the cellar.
How to store garlic in oil?
What you need:
- sterile glass jars;
- capron covers;
- peeled garlic cloves;
- vegetable oil, both refined and unrefined.
Procedure:
- We clean the garlic cloves, discard the damaged ones.
- We put it in pre-sterilized jars.
- Fill with vegetable oil.
- Close with lids.
- We put in the refrigerator or take it to the cellar.
The shelf life of garlic in this way is up to 3 months. At the same time, it does not lose its properties, and the oil acquires pleasant aroma, thanks to garlic phytoncides, and can be used to season various dishes - soups, sauces and salads.
How to prepare garlic powder? Certainly garlic powder will not deteriorate and will wait for a new harvest. It is easy to prepare it at home. To do this, garlic cloves are peeled and thinly cut into plates. These plates are dried in electric dryers or ovens, but minimum temperature, not higher than 60°С.
After that, you can grind dry plates to a state of powder in a blender or mortar, adding a little salt, and store in a tightly closed glass jar.
Pros of this method:
- do not need a lot of space;
- saving time when cooking (no need to clean, chop);
- long shelf life - up to a year.
There is only one minus, and it is significant: the loss of some useful substances.
The shelf life of garlic in this way is up to 3 months.
Garlic tincture is the best way to save garlic for healing
- We take 350 grams of peeled garlic cloves and chop with any accessible way. Let stand for a couple of hours in a jar under the lid.
- We select the most liquid part, it should turn out 200 ml, and pour it into a sterile jar.
- Pour 200 ml of medical alcohol.
- Close with a tight lid.
- We insist 10 days in dark place at room temperature, shaking occasionally.
- Carefully separate from the sediment and store in glassware, not passing Sun rays. Pharmaceutical vials made of brown glass are suitable. You can simply wrap the jar with thick paper and put it in a dark place.
This garlic tincture is used in folk medicine in the treatment of diseases of various organs and systems, especially in atherosclerosis and vascular disorders.
If you have mastered agricultural technology and received good harvest garlic, try different ways storage
How to store garlic in the apartment?
- Dry salting. Another fairly effective and little-known way to preserve garlic. Its essence is that unpeeled whole garlic heads are placed in a container (for example, jars) and sprinkled with coarse salt. Banks are closed with lids and taken out to a cool place. Salt is an excellent antiseptic, besides, it will provide a constant level of humidity and limit the access of oxygen. So you can store garlic in the apartment, away from heating appliances or on the balcony.
- Waxing. If you have few heads, and you don’t know how to store garlic in an apartment, another one will help. interesting way- waxing. Melt the paraffin in a water bath to a liquid state and dip the heads of garlic into it one by one. Let the paraffin layer harden and place the garlic for further storage in carton boxes. Such garlic is stored in an apartment until spring.
If you have a good harvest of garlic, try different ways to store it. Only then will you determine which one is best for you. And now you know how to store garlic at home.
Video about storing garlic
What to do with sprouted teeth
Garlic loses its properties and juiciness when sprouts begin to develop in the cloves. This happens if the bottom is not fired before storing. Having made their way out, feeling the light, the sprouts will gain strength, drawing nourishment from the mother's lobule. Pruning green sprouts, a dark and cool place will help slow down the process. But you will not be able to completely stop growth.
If you do not want to lose such garlic, it is best to wait for the first thaw and plant it in the ground, covering it with agrofiber or film.