Can Mulching Hurt Your Garlic Crop?

Could leaving mulch in place possibly harm your garlic harvest? In this week’s edition of You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath discusses how to grow glorious garlic. Plus: a database that tells you what to plant to attract your favorite birds. And your fabulous phone calls.

Question of the Week:

I put leaf mulch on my garlic after I plant it in the Fall to retain moisture and keep out weeds. My question is: when do I remove the leaf mulch? I’m worried that it will cause the garlic to rot.
—Kathy in Hopewell, New Jersey

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