HELP!! garlic sprouted, now what?!

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OOOOOOOOOOO...good thought!

 

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I planted mine in the fall and they peeked up a little then, so I covered them with leaves, which the chickens promptly went after, so then I had to cover them with some old window screens to frustrate the chickens (and they went to scratching the perimeters just for spite!) I won't know until spring if I did a good thing for the garlic or not. I am hoping it will just pick back up growing again.

ETA: I wonder if you couldn't transplant them into a cold frame or under a row cover to keep the tops from freezing? Then you could take it off when it warms up enough.

Mine had been covered with snow and melted an drained on like crazy and are being snowed on again as we speak. They r doing just fine! Not worried protecting them from the elements.