Garlic Production - From Harvesting to Packing

California is the leading producer of garlic in the United States, producing nearly 100% of this culinary vegetable. Garlic production takes time, thought and care, especially as the crop takes nearly 9 months to grow from seed to harvest. In this video, we will see examples of both hand and mechanical harvesting of garlic, and how the bulbs are subsequently processed into cloves or kept whole for retail sale.