Garlic braid

I'd read somewhere that it was best to braid about a week after lifting as the stems would not be brittle as not completely dry.  I did mine at this point and on the whole everything went well, although one or two seemed to crackle.  Only time will tell...

Don't know if this is too late for you?

No, not on Youtube. It's here - http://www.bloomingfieldsfarm.com/garbrdhow.html.

No, not on Youtube. It's here - http://www.bloomingfieldsfarm.com/garbrdhow.html.

OH used that when He braided ours and it was fine.

They stored fine until the spring when they started to shoot.  I'll ask him tonight but as I remember the first inch or so stayed dry and then the rest of the top was just moist enough to be pliable - not soaking.  They need not to be so dry that they break off before they are secure in the braid.  You dont need the whole leaf length.  When the braid was finished it was left to hang up outside in the wind (out of the rain - we have a sheltered area) to finish drying and curing in the sun.  And until we tidied the shed enough to move them into it!   

Why not just tie them in bunches, like you see in french markets. I do mine this way and they are much easier to use tied like this and i think they look better, a bit more rustic looking

Oh OK, the one I recommended on our allotment website was this one:

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I think you can see from the clip how dry the stems are but there doesn't seem to be too much issue. 

I thought my garlic bulbs were quite big till I watched this video.