How do you use a garlic braid and why is it more expensive than by the pound?
The braid is used from the top down, one bulb at a time is needed and can be cut with scissors. It 's more expensive because there is at least 20 minutes of hand labor involved in making one braid. Also, it 's more of a decoration and gift item.
 
 

What is the best way to keep garlic?
Garlic needs cool dry air; it doesn't keep well in the refrigerator because of the moisture. It keeps longest in the braid because moisture can't get down into the bulb because the stem is still attached. Garlic keepers are good (the ones with air holes) and so are wire baskets or a paper bag. Garlic can also be kept by peeling about three of four heads of garlic, putting them in a food processor or blender with one cup of oil, then storing it in the refrigerator or freezer and it keeps for a month and ready for use.
 
 

How do you grow garlic?
The cloves are planted pointed side up in the fall. It 's then watered and fertilized until about one month before harvest, then the watering is stopped and the stem is allowed to dry. When the stem is dry, the bulb is loosened from the soil and pulled out. Let the bulbs dry out for one week or so then tie and hang up.
 
 

What is the difference between Early garlic and Elephant garlic?
Early garlic There are about four or five cloves in each head and it has a yellowish color. The flavor is very mild - somewhere between onion and garlic. Elephant garlic is not for the true garlic lover.