How early would you remove mulch from garlic?

bower · May 1, 2018

Svalli those shoots look fabulous.

I had some thoughts about the survival of garlic that was missed in the field, vs the garlic rounds I carefully harvested and replanted. I think there's a benefit to the plants that were never disturbed, the ground around them wasn't too soft and they retained their roots into the winter. At least that's what I've been wondering due to less than 100% survival of planted rounds last year and before, vs the robust volunteers that were left by accident, and found to be surviving even without any mulch.

May 1, 2018	#1
bower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 6,794	Svalli those shoots look fabulous. I had some thoughts about the survival of garlic that was missed in the field, vs the garlic rounds I carefully harvested and replanted. I think there's a benefit to the plants that were never disturbed, the ground around them wasn't too soft and they retained their roots into the winter. At least that's what I've been wondering due to less than 100% survival of planted rounds last year and before, vs the robust volunteers that were left by accident, and found to be surviving even without any mulch.