Winter garlic - growing and care

Let many dislike the garlic for a specific pungent smell, but they can not deny the undeniable benefits of this wonderful plant. That is why on any, even a small vegetable garden, there is usually a place for one or two garlic beds . On the technology of growing and caring for winter garlic in the open ground, we'll talk today.

After that, put winter garlic?

The rules of crop rotation forbid putting garlic in the same place more often than once in five years. But, often the miniature size of the garden does not allow you to adhere to this prohibition. Therefore, it is quite possible to return garlic to its former habitat, provided that the interval of 2-3 years is observed and the correct predecessors are selected. So, it is absolutely unacceptable to plant it after onions, potatoes, carrots and other root crops, since their cultivation significantly impoverishes the soil. Not the best predecessors for garlic are the nightshade cultures, which can infect it with fusariosis. But after legumes, cabbage and melons, garlic will feel good and enjoy a wonderful harvest.

Treatment of winter garlic before planting

Since the toots of winter garlic have to spend a long time in fairly harsh conditions, additional processing before planting will not be superfluous. For pre-treatment, you can use both purchased antifungal drugs, such as "Fundazol" , and improvised drugs. For example, you can soak the teeth selected for planting in a weak solution of potassium permanganate for 10-12 hours or dip them into a strong solution of table salt for 3-5 minutes. Good results are also obtained by processing the cloves of garlic with a solution of copper sulfate.

Scheme of planting winter garlic

Speaking about the scheme of planting winter garlic, we want to pay special attention to the fact that the place for its landing should be allocated in a sufficiently lighted place, located on a small hill. Like other bulbous garlic, garlic negatively relates to waterlogging, therefore, the bed should not be stagnant or melted by groundwater. The soil for planting garlic should be light and nutritious, it is good for water and air, but not excessively loose. In no case should you fertilize the chosen bed with manure, whether fresh or overbred. Excess organic matter in the soil will cause the garlic to give a lot of greens, but the heads will form loose. In addition, in such beds, the resistance of garlic to fungal diseases will also significantly decrease. But the application of garden compost, potassium-phosphorus fertilizers or wood ash to garlic will react with gratitude.

The bed for garlic should be oriented along the length in the east-west direction. The width of the bed should be about one meter. To place garlic on the bed is most convenient according to the scheme of 10 * 15 cm, deepening it into the soil for 5-10 cm. When landing at the optimal time (mid September - early October), it is reasonable to choose the depth of planting at 5 cm. If the periods are skipped and cold snap not far off, it is necessary to seal the garlic deeper, to protect it from freezing. Soil surface on beds must be covered with a thick layer of mulch (lapnik, peat, sawdust), which will need to be removed with the onset of spring warming.

Winter garlic without shooters

Winter garlic can be either arrowed or not. To the shooting varieties are "Otradnensky", "Komsomolets", "Gribovsky 60", "Gribovsky Jubilee", and to the non-firing "Danilovsky local" and "Poretsky local". Although winter garlic without arrows and is better preserved, but it suffers more from degeneration, since it can not be updated with air bulbs.