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Old 23-05-2012, 08:10 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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wrote:

Should I take the the flower stalks out or not in order to get the
best heads?

Removing the scapes will put more energy into the bulbs. How much it
matters depends on your soil fertility, moisture, phase of the moon....
In my location (northeastern U.S.) with regular hardneck garlic, it matters
a lot.

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