Garlic - culture is very unpretentious.But with the apparent ease of care of it if you want to get a good crop, it is recommended to comply with certain rules relating to the landing place of culture, the choice of planting material, agro and other nuances.
When to plant garlic for the winter?
Garlic belongs to the family of bulbs, and therefore its development requires a cold period.Many gardeners concerned about the answer to the question: when to plant garlic for the winter?There is no single correct answer.Much depends on the climatic conditions of the region, where it is planned to grow garlic.Usually begin planting for two or three weeks before the frost.In the middle zone of our country is about the end of September or beginning of October, and in the more southern areas - the beginning of November.Before the frost chive can develop a strong root system, but will not begin to produce leaves.
How to choose a place to land
to know when to plant garlic for the winter is better to choose light, well-drained soil (level of pH 6-6,5).Poor growing garlic on clay soils where the groundwater table is close.Okay - enough lit, sunny places.If the site most of the time is in the shade, the bulbs can be planted garlic, a little less than usual.Before planting, dig to a depth portion forks bayonet, selecting roots of weeds.As a fertilizer, you can make garden compost (15-20 liters per 1 sq. M) and potassium-phosphorus fertilizer.If you are growing you try not to use chemical fertilizers can be successfully replaced wood ashes (1 liter per 1 sq. M).In no case can not be directly applying manure before planting!This usually leads to the fact that heads of garlic are very loose, do not grow faster infected with various infections.What
garlic planted before winter?
very important when growing garlic is the right choice of planting material.Breeders are advised to choose varieties grown in the area in a radius of 50 km.It has proven its violet-striped variety.It is winter hardy, gives a good harvest is almost not susceptible to infectious diseases.When buying the planting material should be selected large bulbs with no mechanical damage, no signs of infectious diseases (various spots and others.).To prevent infection it is necessary to hold the bulbs in a solution of potassium permanganate slightly pink.
Technology planting
determine the answer to the question of when to plant garlic for the winter, you must be clear about planting technology.Comfortable beds when planting to mark no more than 1 meter in width and position them from east to west.For a good development of the garlic bulb Plant to a depth of 5-7 cm on the diagram 10 x 15. When you need to plant garlic in the middle lane in the month of November, you can simply change the depth of planting upwards to 15 cm. After planting the bulbs covered with earth, and under the conditionsmidland necessarily covered with straw, leaf litter, spruce spruce branches, and others.
