To: "Permaculture UK" <PermacultureUK@listbot.com>, "permaculture" <permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: garlic- to trim or not to trim...
Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 20:50:19 +0100
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?
Graham Burnett
35 Rayleigh Avenue
Westcliff On Sea
Essex
SS0 7DS
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