Good afternoon, my reader. Winter garlic is dug up and sent for storage in July, so the beds after it can and should be given under some other plants. Some vegetables and herbs are very fond of the earth after garlic, because it is filled with useful phytoncides. Along with them, there are a number of plants for which this is contraindicated. When planning a vegetable garden, you need to know what you can plant after garlic and what not.
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What is crop rotation?
Competent gardeners are guided by the principle of crop rotation. In the garden, the same plant can be planted once every four years. For four years, different plants must be cultivated on this site every year. For example, if garlic grew in your garden this year, then it should appear here again only in the fifth year. This rotation of plants will enable them to develop properly.
What can you plant after harvesting the garlic?
There are plants with a short growing season, so they can be planted as early as July, almost immediately after the garlic harvest. They will have time to grow and also give a crop. These include greens: dill, spinach, celery, parsley, arugula.
It is very good to plant carrots in such beds. Garlic phytoncides will protect it from diseases and insects. Garlic also grows well after carrots.
Radishes can be sown here several times per season, as well as all types of radishes until mid-August.
In August-September, you can plant strawberries. Phytoncides, which the earth is filled with, will protect it from many misfortunes, and from its serious enemy, gray rot as well.
Next year potatoes, zucchini, eggplants, pumpkin, cucumbers, peppers, cabbage will take root here.
How to cultivate the land?
Despite the fact that after garlic the soil is filled with phytoncides, it can still contain pathogens and parasite larvae such as nematodes, garlic mites, powdery mildew spores, fusarium. They could appear due to unfavorable weather or due to improper care. Therefore, before planting other vegetables or herbs, it is necessary to treat the soil with a 1% solution of copper sulfate (1 gram per 10 liters of water). Fitosporin, Baktofit or another fungicide is also suitable. Experienced gardeners advise in the fall to add humus or manure to fertilize the soil.
Which plants should not be placed after garlic?
In general, it is not recommended to plant plants belonging to the same family, as they may have similar diseases. Since garlic belongs to the amaryllis family and the onion subfamily, it cannot be placed after it on all types of onions: onions, shallots, leeks, as well as wild garlic and flowers such as daffodils and galanthuses.
If you follow the principle of crop rotation, then your vegetables and herbs will reward you with a wonderful harvest.
Do you know what kind of plants can be planted in the beds after harvesting the garlic?
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