Did you know you can get garlic to easily last for months? I didn’t either until I stumbled onto this little trick: put them in a regular paper bag with holes punched into them and paper clip them shut. It gives them the dark dry environment they need to stay fresh, without limiting their air flow.
Here’s what you need to get started:
- Hole Punch
- Paper Bags
- Marker to Label the Bag
- Paper Clips or Tape
Fold your paper bag in half length wise and punch holes in the bag {just makes the hole punching faster and more uniform}. You don’t want to whole punch the bottom of the bag though, so stay away from the bottom three inches or so. Open the bag back up and pop the garlic into the bag. Fold the top of the bag over and paper clip or tape it. You can label the bags if you need to and reuse them over and over.
I am totally going to start doing this–even if you don’t have a garden, you can use this method to stock up when prices are low.
How do YOU store your garlic?
~Mavis
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