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How to store garlic? Master these five methods for easy preservation

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1. Hanging storage method. When harvesting garlic, strictly select the garlic intended for hanging storage, removing heads that are too small, have rotten stems and leaves, are damaged, or have been exposed to moisture. Then spread them on the ground to dry until the stems and leaves become soft and yellow, and the outer skin of the garlic is dry. Finally, select 50 to 100 garlic heads of uniform size and braid them, hanging them under a cool, ventilated, rain-sheltered eaves to air-dry and store. 2. Pile storage method. After harvesting garlic, remove scattered cloves, insect-damaged, moldy, and injured heads, tie them into bundles of 50 to 100 heads, and

1. Hanging storage method. When harvesting garlic, strictly select the garlic intended for hanging storage, removing heads that are too small, have rotten stems and leaves, are damaged, or have been exposed to moisture. Then spread them on the ground to dry until the stems and leaves become soft and yellow, and the outer skin of the garlic is dry. Finally, select 50 to 100 garlic heads of uniform size and braid them, hanging them under a cool, ventilated, rain-sheltered eaves to air-dry and store.

2. Pile storage method. After harvesting garlic, remove scattered cloves, insect-damaged, moldy, and injured heads, tie them into bundles of 50 to 100 heads, and dry the leaves. After the leaves are dried, then dry the garlic roots. The drying time is 7 to 10 days, and choose a cool, ventilated place for pile storage. When piling, face the garlic heads outward, and every 3 to 5 days, open up the garlic pile to ventilate and air the garlic, regardless of whether it is cloudy or sunny. When ventilating and airing the garlic, do it during the day and seal the pile well in the evening to prevent rain damage and rot. After about a week, ventilate a second time. Repeat this twice so that the garlic is completely dried, then move it to an indoor ventilated area, pile it in a storage warehouse or large bamboo basket, maintain low humidity and cool conditions, and check frequently.

3. Burial storage method. The burial trench width is 1 to 1.5 m. After garlic is buried, it cannot be checked at any time. To avoid rot losses during storage, strictly select disease-free, undamaged garlic for storage before burying. For garlic burial, rice husk is generally used as the covering material. First spread a 2 cm thick layer of rice husk at the bottom of the trench, then add a layer of garlic and a layer of rice husk, piling layer by layer until about 5 cm from the ground, then cover with rice husk so that the garlic is not exposed to the air. This creates a certain sealed condition, inhibits the respiration of garlic, reduces oxygen content, and helps CO2 accumulate in the storage environment, providing good conditions for garlic storage.

4. Radiation storage. Radiation treatment uses a lethal dose of 14000 roentgens of r-rays to irradiate garlic. During irradiation, the r-rays passing through the bulb cause the water and other substances in the garlic organism to undergo ionization, producing free radicals or ions, thereby inhibiting metabolism. This method is simple to operate, has high freshness-preservation quality, and can store garlic for about 1 to 2 years at room temperature.

5. Chemical agent treatment storage. The commonly used chemical agent is maleic hydrazide; its sodium, potassium, and ammonium salts are easily soluble in water and have low toxicity to humans and livestock. The method is: after garlic bolting and one week before harvest, dilute maleic hydrazide with water at 120 to 180 times, and spray it on the garlic leaf surface to inhibit garlic sprouting. After use, the sprayer used for spraying must be washed clean, and take care not to spray the garlic seed, so as not to affect sprouting.

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