Garlic belongs to the cultures that do not need special care. It can be planted in the fall and not be afraid that the seedlings vymerznut. But the herb may also experience a lack of water or be exposed to attack of pests. Therefore, if the garlic started to turn yellow leaves before his term of maturity, should find out the cause of decay. Otherwise, even a large variety does not give a good harvest.
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Why garlic leaves turn yellow?
Despite the fact that garlic deters many pests and it is often used to protect other vegetable crops insect, plant may also be affected, for example, stem nematode garlic, onion and the root mite et al. Among other reasons, the fault of which the tops of grass culture can begin to turn yellow are:
- Cold Spring protracted or prolonged absence of heat in summer;
- lack of nutrients in the soil;
- poor breathability root zone;
- drought.
Methods of dealing with yellowed leaves of garlic
To plant did not stop to grow anything, you must remove the weeds. For normal ventilation should loosen the beds. Work is recommended to perform a small hoe. If the soil is heavy, for example, a high percentage of clay, weed the flower bed to be at least 1 time per week.
To build up the leaves of garlic essential nitrogenous fertilizer. They can make the soil until mid-June. We are struggling with yellowing leaves of garlic and mineral fertilizers. For this purpose, use can be urea or a nitrate. To prepare the dressing to be dissolved in a bucket of water 1 tablespoon fertilizers.
To restore the tops of garlic, you can use herbal infusions. They are made from nettle and dandelion, but you can use other plants. To quickly prepare the infusion need 2 kg of stems and leaves of the plant to crush using secateurs, pour 10 liters of water and infuse for at least 12 hours. When time runs out, the liquid is filtered and watered her beds and irrigate the tops of garlic.
Kvass nettle, which is prepared within 10 days, will have a more pronounced effect. For the preparation of fertilizers crushed grass, put it in a container and pour warm water. To hasten the process of fermentation, it is necessary to cover the bucket with a lid and put in a dark, but a warm place. When cooked fertilizer, it will have an unpleasant odor, and the bubbles disappear on a surface. For watering beds required to dissolve 1 liter kvass nettle defended in a bucket of water.
Yellowing of leaves from onion fly and other fungal infections, an aqueous ammonia solution. Dissolved in 8 l 2 tablespoons hydrogen nitride and irrigate the plant stems. Spraying is recommended at night, when activity is reduced sunlight. Otherwise, garlic leaves can be burned.
After 10 days, you can fertilize the flower bed. For this purpose, use mineral compositions. Agrochemicals, such as nitrate, superphosphate or urea dissolved in water and the composition poured bed. On the next day after the treatment should weed garlic. If the weather is rainy, fertilizer can be uniformly dispersed on the beds. Rain water will dissolve on their own fertilizer, which penetrate into the ground.
The faster the plant will restore their tops, the faster will begin to form and grow its onion. For this reason, should not be delayed for garden work, if the tops were yellow leaves.
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