Well, I guess we're all agreed on that one. :-)



Steve Calvin wrote:
Loki wrote:

il 4 Mar 2004 14:08:50 -0800, (harry411) ha scritto:


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



I'd say keep it for mulch. One wonders how much energy went into that
extra growth before seeing light. But now they're there, may as well
leave it.


Never used it and never had a problem in New York, zone 5. If it's there
though maybe I'd leave it, less work that way! ;-)