Hi Tom- I pretty much follow the advice in Growing Great Garlic (Engeland) - I harvest when the number of green leaves drops to about 5, move the garlic into my garage immediately, hang it in bunches for about three weeks, then remove the leaves and roots and store it in mesh bags in the garage. Unfortunately the temperatures here reach 105 in the summer, and routinely hit the high 90's for many days in a row. The only way I can keep the temperature reasonable is by storing on or near the floor of the garage. Air circulation is good, and it's pretty dark there, but if I'm sweating the garlic must be too! As for the root cellar, what I have in mind is a straw bale structure with a dirt floor, maybe 1 to 2 feet deep in the ground, under an oak tree. That's about the best I can do without refrigeration. Dave
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