Dealing with wind damage

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  1. Sargan

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    Yesterday had 72 mph winds
    My garlic plants (around 60 of them), are now bent over most are flat on the soil.
    Do I leave them to self recover, or should I lift and mound up soil to hold upright.
    Or stake them. ( not sure where I get 50 stakes)

    interesting that all onions around same height seem unaffected.
     
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    Assuming you mean bent not broken, then leave them alone, they should straighten up.
     
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      All bent over


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      I'd just leave them, they should be ok
       
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      How deep are they, going by the photo it's difficult to see but maybe planted too shallow.
       
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