Leave it. Removing it now will either damage the garlic plants or at
least make them floppy. If they are making it through the straw OK,
it should work out well leaving it as mulch.

Steve

harry411 wrote:
Greetings all my question is my garlic
plants are covered with 6" of straw
they are starting to pop out of the straw
should I remove the straw or leave it for
weed control. thanks

Harry

zone 6 new york
18 days till spring