Those who claim that the horticultural season begins in February and March, is very mistaken. To ensure a high yield, it is necessary to take care of it from the autumn. So, in the autumn they prepare beds for the next year, introduce fertilizers, regulate the acidity of the soil, and also cultivate a winter planting and planting winter crops.
In this article, we'll talk about how to plant winter garlic in the fall.
Preparation of garlic for planting in autumn
The first step is to sort out the planting material. All damaged, dried, moldy or rotten teeth are removed.
Select the teeth with a margin - in the future you will still be culling the unsuitable. After the largest and healthy teeth are selected, fold them into a bowl or a pan with a lid and put it on the porch or balcony for a week and a half. During this time the teeth will be allowed to have small roots. At the end of this period, the planting material is again sorted, discarding the teeth with undetected defects.
It is also advisable to disinfect the teeth by soaking them before planting for 30-50 minutes in a solution of any systemic fungicide or manganese (light pink solution). The teeth remaining to float on the surface of the solution are most likely spoiled or overdried, which means they are not suitable for planting.
After disinfection, the teeth are dried a little, but it is not necessary to wait for complete drying.
A dressing table for garlic should be chosen and prepared from the summer. Ideally, you need to release it in June-July. Then they bring in manure or compost and dig up the future garlic beds. The introduction of manure or any other organic fertilizer directly during the planting of garlic increases the risk of infection with diseases and pests.
Remember that garlic does not like sour and heavy soils. The seedbed should not be flooded in the spring, otherwise garlic will simply "get wet" and rot.
One week before planting garlic in soil it is desirable to make potassium-phosphorus fertilizers, for a couple of days - a little wood ash (to prevent soil acidification from mineral fertilizers).
How to plant garlic in autumn
Planting garlic in autumn for winter is made when the temperature of the soil drops to + 10-12 ° C at a depth of 5 cm. However, these terms are rather arbitrary, since later planting is often no less successful. But hurry and plant garlic is not worth it - the appearance of green garlic shoots is a sure sign that without additional shelter the bed will not stand winter frosts and die. So it's better not to rush and wait until the stable colds are established. However, to tighten with planting is also not worth it - until strong frost cloves of garlic should be in time to take root, otherwise there is no need to expect a good harvest next year.
The distance between the plants in the row should be at the level of 10-13 cm, the spacing should be at least 15-20 cm wide. If you summarize all the requirements, the optimal time for planting garlic in the middle band is mid-October. In the northern regions one or two weeks earlier, and in the southern regions a couple of weeks later.
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The correct choice of a landing site is no less important than pre-sowing preparation and suitable planting dates.
To avoid the development of diseases and pest breeding, it is not worthwhile to grow garlic for several years in the same place. The best predecessors for him are beets and carrots, cabbage, parsnip, celery, pumpkin, legumes. It is undesirable to plant garlic after potatoes, onions, tomatoes or peppers.
Planting bulb balls of garlic in the fall is not fundamentally different from the planting of the teeth. The only difference is that due to the small size of the bulb you should not dig in very deeply. But do not forget that from bulbocals not full-fledged heads grow, but garlic-one-tooth (sevok)
Now you can not only determine for yourself when you need to plant garlic in the fall, but also choose the right place for it and prepare the bed so as to ensure a good winter and a high yield.
As you can see, the secrets of planting garlic in the autumn are not so complicated. It is enough to follow the elementary rules in order to get an excellent harvest of aromatic winter garlic for the next year.