Thread: Cloches?????
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Old 08-10-2007, 08:42 PM
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If you can plant them in Autumn for overwintering (check seed packet), then they shouldn't need cloche protection. Indeed protecting them can do more harm than good, encouraging soft floppy growth which gets too tall for the cloche and then dies off when exposed to the elements. Better to grow them hard, and only protect if absolutely necessary.
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