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RE: The garlic has started to emerge

in HiveGarden23 days ago

You can cover the beds with mulch (straw or hay) (but you don't have to). They will survive no matter what. Even the shallots. If you have already planted them in the ground? The danger is not from the frost, but from the small animals that will try to make themselves at home in the soil.🐛🐌🐁

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Ah yeah, our winters are considered "mild" so probably do not need much covering. But I have some excess hay from our fields I will use when it gets below freezing.

Yep they are already planted, I will keep an eye out for pests. I have some stuff to kill many insects that try to feed on them.. its a constant battle..lol

Never forget that the more you wrap up warm at the top, the higher the risk that the ‘beneficiaries’ below the ground will enjoy the food.