Garlic Harvest 2026

One big project we checked off the list last week was completing our garlic harvest. Not only is it a pretty big job but also it’s somewhat time sensitive. Leave the garlic out in the field too long and the cloves can start to split apart which negatively affects shelf life.

Garlic harvest went very well this year and we’re very happy with it. Our weed management in the garlic was a thousand percent better than last year - almost no weeds at all this year so it made harvesting a breeze and helped improve our garlic size and quality too!

Our garlic from late June. No weeds!!

Historically, we’ve used our bed lifter to undercut the garlic and make it easier to pull up. Last year we had some issues with both weeds and our row spacing and we discovered we really didn’t need the bed lifter to pull up the garlic. It could be done by hand relatively easily. We took that lesson to this year and pulled all the garlic by hand without a lot of extra effort.

After harvest, we wait about 2 weeks for the garlic to cure. That is, dry down the out layers that will form a protective seal and greatly improve shelf life of the garlic. Once curing is complete we’ll have plenty of garlic for CSA members, online orders and our farmers market stand!

Our 2026 garlic harvest!