Elizabeth and I cleared favas out of the kale row leaving the root mass. Next theGarlic and favas. These were direct seeded at the same ttime, allowing the fava to shade and protect and enrich the soil while the young garlics strengthened got a little bigger and winter over. Now with early spring sunshine the garlic wants to grow so we have removed the tops leaving the root mass which is full of nitrogen fixing nodules. The stalks will sprout from the cut stems to continue to protect the soil and shade out weeds. Garlic hate competition, so by cutting back they get more sun and a less aggressive companion. this method conserves water and although the garlics may develop a wee bit slower the soil will be happier. a side dressing of compost may be applied later in the spring -- Sent from Fast notepad
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