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  • From: Krettler Family <krettlerfamily@bctonline.com>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: garlic- Don't trim leaves
  • Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 07:16:19 -0700


I forgot, don't trim the leaves, only the flower scapes. The leaves provide
nutrients
to the bulbs.

Karen Krettler

Graham Burnett wrote:

> Sorry if this has already been covered....
>
> I have garlic growing nicely on the allotment- it has just developed what
> looks like a flowering stem which has a red ring around it- should I break
> this off? I've never bothered in the past and always seem to get reasonable
> crops, but would removing this stem actually increase yields? I also met a
> guy on a permaculture course a few years ago who swore blind that you should
> always trim back the leaves of garlic, again to increase yield- again, I've
> never bothered- any comments anyone?
>
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  • Re: garlic- Don't trim leaves, Krettler Family, 05/29/2001

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