It is quite logical that in the autumn before the cold weather we will be engaged in planting winter crops. But, how to distinguish winter garlic from spring, so as not to fall for the bait of the mountain-sellers who want to benefit in any case?
Winter and spring garlic - what's the difference?
First we will learn simple, namely how to distinguish winter garlic from spring on external characteristics. If we look at the variety planted in autumn, it has several denticles arranged in one row. The shell retains a violet-pink color. Inside is a solid and strong center rod.
But the garlic, which we will plant in the spring, the center rod will not. There are a lot of teeth, they ring the core in several circles, they are all much smaller. Tastes will also differ, planted in autumn is much more vigorous.
What garlic to put under the winter - what will we land?
To understand what it is possible to land in the fall, you need to consider the very process of development of culture. If you plant garlic in the fall, you will receive arrows in the summer. When the largest bulbs do not touch and allow the rifles to ripen, air bulbs with seed material are formed on them (the gardeners gave them the name of a bulb).
If you do not touch the garlic, the bulb will burst and the seeds will fall into the ground, and you will get small bushes. And after germination, such a bulb gives a single-tooth, this will be another planting material. And finally, we disassemble the bulbs of the grown garlic in the teeth and get the third option of planting.
So the answer to the question, what garlic to plant for the winter, can have three ways:
- from air bulbs;
- single-edged;
- denticles from adult bulbs.
And again we return to the question, what is the difference between winter and spring garlic. There is an opinion that planting spring varieties for winter sometimes gives even great results. Until recently, the answer to the question, whether it is possible to plant spring garlic in the fall, was a clear rejection. Today, it can quite survive and overwinter in some regions.