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This year we planted the garlic in between the rows of some of our younger apple trees.
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The garlic shoots are about six weeks old.
They are shooting out of the ground now so it's time to mulch them.
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The reason we mulch them is to stop the weeds from coming up and competing for water, nutrients and space.
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We mulch them by covering the surrounding soil with a thick layer of certified organic oaten straw.
Oaten straw is the stalks left behind after the oats are removed.
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That's Liam in his squirrel hunting hat.
He tells us it's warm.
That's how he gets it past the style police anyway!
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I love how freshly mulched garlic looks, all snug and warm.
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Now that tiny plant has to grow a long green stalk, some leaves, a flower and then the magical cloved bulb.
I can hardly wait til November.
3 comments:
I don't know which I would rather wear to keep me toasty: Liam's hat or all that cosy mulch.
Hmmm I sure do hope that hat is warm!
xx
p.s. I love all things (and people) born in November!
I put my garlic in on the weekend....will be interesting to see how the little fella's go.
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