Well, what a year it's been already. Welcome everyone, to 2012....I hope you all had a lovely Christmas break....I'm pleased to tell you that I am back in the blogging world, and have many blog ideas for the year.....Hubby is back home too, looking for another job. He wasn't really given a reason for the dismissal, but we think the company may have lost the contract for the work he was doing. So for now we are unemployed again and hubby is applying for mining work daily.
First up, I want to take time to say hello to all my new readers this year, both followers and lurkers (lol) I welcome each and every one of you. Don't be shy,...don't be a lurker......lol I may not always have time to reply to the comments individually. But I sure do love reading them.
Like many of you, I've been busy with family life this year..and getting back into blogging has been slow going ...until now......
This post, I could not hold off....It's just toooooo exciting NOT to share.
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| Free bounty of Giant organic garlic |
Have you ever seen a head of garlic this huge?
Almost 500 grams.....Almost half a kilogram
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| Almost 500g for one head of garlic |
With each monthly drive to my garden course in Jamberoo, I have had my eye on some Wild Garlic along the road....When the bright purple colour of the seed head reaches for the sky amongst the drying grasses...How can you not spot it? I'm one of those people who when driving, can spot a fruit tree a mile away....Hubby reckons I turn into one of those bobble heads on a long drive...
Richard, my garden teacher told me he travels that road very often, but has never spotted it....He told me he drives with tunnel vision...lol...I think he will try to spot it now that I've told him where it was though. I gave him some anyway.
After researching different varieties of garlic,
I think this is very similar to Elephant Garlic. With the recent floods in the last couple of years, I can only assume that it was washed down from someone's garden, as it tends to be closer to the little creeks AND Mother Nature has kindly self-seeded the garlic every year since.(just my opinion after observing what is in the soil when digging it up). It will be there for many years to come, I'm sure.
What about just one clove of garlic
weighing 154 grams?
The garlic has a lovely strong aroma and will fill my stores year after year, now I plan to grow it too.
I have saved the seed heads as well, which are now drying out. Richard told me that you don't need to leave them on the plant to dry out, before collecting them.....each little green jewel will dry out to become a seed.
Oh, how I love gathering seeds...especially when I end up with plenty to share out. Some will go to the students in the garden class, and some will be shared with the community gardens in the area....not to mention handing it out to friends and family.
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Giant garlic seed
waiting to dry out |
Hmmmm lets do the math on this one.......5.6kg at $28 per kilo.....$156.80.....Now that's a huge bounty.
The give-away for 10 lucky readers....
offer finishes at the end of the month!
*All you need to do, is tell me what you would do with some of this garlic ..maybe you have a great garlic recipe to share.
*The best comment will receive a clove of the garlic to use however you wish....
(maybe pop it in the ground, or use it in cooking)...
*I will also choose 9 more comments to send some seed to....This give-away is only offered to Australian residents though..and I will need to check what states I can send it to....So, sorry to those who aren't eligible...I'd still like to hear from you too.....
I've already added it to my herb mix or soup starter.....I also have it finely minced and in Olive oil in jars in the fridge.....
I can't wait to read what everyone comes up with.....
