Hi From the RuralRoutes

RuralBeard wrote:
Great being a part of this forum-site and reading some of the entries, especially the cooking and gardening. Actually, what else is there?

RuralBeard wrote: We also, thanks to my dear old partner, grow about 2000 head of garlic.

Wilhelm Von Rhomboid wrote:

RuralBeard wrote: We also, thanks to my dear old partner, grow about 2000 head of garlic.

that must keep you self-sufficient in garlic until late October then?

Jaded Green wrote:I thought you might be in Canada as my godmother lives on what was a rural route near Kamloops, but after 50 years is a small town! We used to adress our letter to her at RR3 Kamloops, but now she has a house number and road name

Chilli-head wrote:Hello and welcome from me too !

RuralBeard wrote:
Great being a part of this forum-site and reading some of the entries, especially the cooking and gardening. Actually, what else is there?

Well, there's a tea room if you like that sort of thing, and there's a workshop somewhere down there for us shed dwellers . Enjoy !

Mike wrote:Well Peny and I are on a rural route here. Which is why our post office is Charlemont even though we live in Buckland (Charlemont handles the rural routes for several towns that only deliver mail "in the village").

I don't grow as much garlic, maybe 500 heads, but we don't sell any (do give some garlic ties as presents and those are usually 18 heads). We don't have much trouble keeping garlic ftom harvest to harvest. What varieties are you growing that you have to freeze the remnant by May? Or how are you keeping it? (ours hangs in large ties of 36 or in mesh onion bags).

Dandelion wrote:Hi RB - glad you could join us!

mr_sfstk8d wrote:Had a good laugh at the small town postal service. When I was a very young boy, I'd sent a letter to Grandma. It was simply addressed: Grandma Goodwin, Girard, IL. Even put a proper stamp on and all of that. Parents didn't have a clue until Grandma called asking what it was I'd written in the letter, poor handwriting at 6 years old, you know, lol.

RuralBeard wrote:

We grow several varieties - all softneck - well, we did try one hardneck (its OK but we prefer soft). We have Continental, 'Maritime Molly', Tibetan, Music and a few others. They store well in our mud room or wood shed. Around May they might start to sprout and when the first signs of sprouting occur, that's when we blanch the cloves, peel them and freeze them. Works well and with a modest loss in taste - overall, most respectable. By the time pickling season rolls around, we have jars of frozen garlic cloves to use! Of course, we eat the scapes! Nothing goes to waist - er - waste here! YUM!