Winter garlic is a popular crop, however, in order for it to grow well, the gardener must know the basic rules of crop rotation. After which plants will garlic give a good harvest, and after which plants it is better not to plant it?
Crop rotation rules for garlic
Winter garlic is planted from October 20 to November 25 (with slight shifts in one direction or another, depending on the climate and weather in a particular area). When choosing a place to plant it, you need to take into account the predecessor culture. This is due to the following reasons:
- Correct alternation prevents depletion of the soil - on the contrary, it saturates it with nutrients for plants.
- The humus horizon is used evenly because different crops absorb substances from different soil levels and in different quantities.
- There is no accumulation of weeds and pathogens.
- Pests do not have time to breed.
- Manages to save on fertilizers.
- It turns out to grow the crop in the required quantity, avoiding overproduction or shortages of any vegetables.
We must remember:
- Garlic has short roots, it covers only the surface layer. This means that it can be grown after crops with a deep-rooted system.
- Garlic actively consumes potassium and phosphorus, but is not very picky about nitrogen. This means that it can be grown after greenery, which, on the contrary, actively draws nitrogen from the soil.
Correct Precursors for Garlic
The best crops to plant winter garlic after are:
- all types of legumes (peas, lentils, etc.);
- early ripe potato varieties, which are harvested before the 20th of October;
- squash or pumpkin;
- cabbage (cauliflower, broccoli, early maturing varieties of white and red cabbage);
- squash;
- cucumbers.
- strawberries and strawberries.
Garlic also responds well in places where green manure grew - except for cereals (that is, oats or barley will not work).
Acceptable Precursors for Garlic
The harvest will be slightly worse if the garlic is planted in the places where it grew:
- onions (undesirable - there are common diseases and pests);
- the garlic itself (you should not plant it twice in a row, but if there is no other place, then you can; the main thing is not to put him there for the third time!);
- eggplant;
- peppers and tomatoes;
- potatoes (very much depletes the soil, there will not be a good harvest of garlic; common pests and diseases are possible);
- beets (the same as with potatoes);
- late varieties of cabbage (there is a risk of not meeting the deadline);
- corn.
Invalid predecessors
And it is extremely undesirable to plant garlic where it grew before it:
- carrots (depletes the soil, accumulates toxins);
- radish;
- spicy herbs (mint, parsley, coriander);
- lettuce, celery, or spinach.
If, when choosing a place for planting winter garlic, it is correct to build a crop rotation, then the yields will be good, and the land will avoid depletion.
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