Many gardeners prefer winter garlic. Winter garlic is planted in autumn, before the onset of frost. Now consider in more detail the rules of growing garlic.
Terms of planting garlic for the winter
With the help of observations of weather conditions truck farmers determine the time of planting garlic for the winter. As a rule, early spring is a harbinger of early autumn. The best time for planting is the end of September and the first ten days of October. A later time to choose is not recommended, since garlic will not have time to take root before the onset of frost.
No less dangerous to carry out an early landing. In the period from the end of August to September, garlic is not recommended for the reason that before frosts, it can start to grow. This has a disastrous effect on frost resistance.
Than hide the garlic for the winter?
If the planting dates are chosen correctly, before the onset of frost garlic has time to take roots and deepen them into the soil. In later terms, landing may require mulching. Improve wintering can be by shelter with straw dung, peat or humus. You can use leaves, all materials should have a layer thickness of at least 4 cm.
What garlic to plant for the winter?
Choose thick denticles without dents or rot. Pay attention to the bottom: they should not have cracks. The outer shell is not scraped. The head of garlic, grown from the "bare" tooth, is usually poorly stored. All the denticles, which differ from the standard (the difference of denticles in size, double top), cull.
Varieties of garlic for winter, as a rule, are fired. In these varieties, in parallel with the underground bulb, an inflorescence is formed, in it there are air bulbs. These include the following varieties:
- Gribovsky 60, Gribovsky Jubilee;
- Otradiensky;
- Komsomolets.
Of the non-firing, the "Danilovsky local" variety will suit.
How correctly to plant garlic for the winter?
There are certain rules about how to plant garlic for the winter. If possible, in the garden, determine for the garlic a separate garden. In the event that there is very little space in the garden, garlic is allowed to be planted among the strawberries. The soil after garlic, onions or potatoes for planting winter garlic is not suitable. At this place, it is allowed to plant garlic only after three years. Before planting garlic for the winter, it is necessary to prepare the soil. We select a flat plot of land, which is not exactly flooded with groundwater or flood waters. Dig up the soil for 20 cm and remove all the weeds and stones. Next, you need to make two-year manure, compost and humus. On 1 m2 you need to make half a bucket of fertilizer. Do all the preparation better two weeks before planting. Now consider the basic tips on how to plant garlic for the winter:
- the depth of landing is two heights of the denticle;
- between large denticles the distance is about 15 cm, for small ones it is enough 10 cm;
- between beds make a distance of about 25 cm;
- At the bottom of the furrow, sprinkle a little ash or sand;
- never press the denticles into the ground;
- the surface after planting is leveled and mulched with dry peat or other materials;
- it is best to plant garlic in the place where cabbage, pumpkin or legumes grew before that, the places where the greens grew are good;
- Only freshly harvested garlic is used for planting;
- when in the early spring you will find seedlings, it is necessary to loosen the ground around them to a depth of 3 cm;
- to water garlic is necessary in the period from May to the first ten days of July, and 20 days before harvesting, watering is stopped.