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One of the issues with bulbils is that the plant diverts all of the energy that it sends to the flowering head into the bulbils rather than the flowers. Since you need the flowers for sexual reproduction, this means that the bulbils need to go. Some people remove them with tweezers. I find this to be far too time consuming while sitting in the hot sun. I use my thumb nail to get a few off on the bottom, and once an empty space is created, I use my thumb to get them off. I do damage a few flowers by doing this, but it is worth the time that it saves.
