, You must create the necessary conditions for the plant to get a good crop of garlic. Correctly carried agronomic measures undertaken with the selected grade will provide a 100 m² from 100 to 400 kg.
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Growing garlic
Choice grade is a defining moment in the process of growing garlic. This culture grows on fertile black soils, to other conditions she has for a long time to adapt. It is best to use special varieties developed for a particular region.
Where to plant?
Planning garlic should be well publicized, as light-loving plants. It can not be planted in areas where groundwater is located close to the surface. Garlic grows well in open ground, so there is no need to create special, for example, greenhouse conditions for him.
Landing culture should be changed annually. High garlic harvest often get with beds, where previously grown cucumbers, cabbage, beans and zucchini. It is necessary to avoid places where previously planted Solanaceae, such as potatoes or peppers. Soil feeding is carried out, depending on what sort of use. For summer varieties, fertilize the ground in the fall, for winter - before planting previous plant.
If the site heavy soil, it should be mixed with sand and peat. On 1 take 1 m² bucket. A great benefit of garlic will bring nitrogenous substances. However, it is not recommended to make the manure directly before planting culture. The most suitable soil types will be sandy and sandy loam.
How to prepare the planting material?
For planting the seeds used, head and cloves. In the latter case, take only healthy large parts of the plant, on which there is no damage. Mandatory step - disinfection. In most cases, teeth gardeners kept in a liquid with a small addition of potassium permanganate, but can be soaked in salt or alkaline solution. Thereafter, the head need only be dried and then remove them from the top layer. For odnozubok cleaning is not carried out.
How to plant?
Winter varieties are planted 30-40 days before the severe frosts come. Summer planting in April. In the garden make furrows the distance between them should be 25-30 cm. Cloves into the soil placed not very deeply, placing them at a distance of 10-15 cm. If planted winter grade, you must immediately make mulching: sleep surface beds of sawdust or humus. In cases where the culture is planted in regions with snowy winters, the site can not mulch.
How to care?
Garlic dressing begin to exercise after the first shoots emerged. In this case, the urea is used. After 15-20 days, you need to make fertilizer containing minerals. When the plant will release 5-6 leaves can be made of potassium and phosphorus.
Garlic should be watered frequently. When there is an active growing season - up to 3-4 times a month. Stop watering for 10-18 days before the harvest. Soil in the beds with garlic should be regularly loosen. Due to this the roots are getting the right amount of oxygen.
Get a large head may be in the event that the arrow cut by 15-18 cm.
When to collect and how to store?
Collection of garlic are often produced in August or early September, when the tops begin to turn yellow. After collecting the garlic you need to leave for a few days in the sun. Then dried out 2-3 weeks roots are kept in a room with a temperature of + 25 ° C. You can then proceed to the cutting of the tops. The remainder of it shall be no more than 3-5 cm.
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