When and how to plant garlic in the fall in the winter, so that the heads are large: the rules and terms of landing, useful tips

Dates, rules for planting garlic in the winter.

Garlic is a favorite spice that is often used by many housewives. In addition, spicy cloves help give piquancy to meat dishes, as well as vegetables. In the article we will tell you when to plant winter garlic correctly.

How does spring garlic differ from winter road?

Spring garlic is planted in the spring and removed at the end of summer. Winter garlic is planted in the winter before the first frosts and also removed at the end of summer.

Below in the picture a scheme of distinguishing between spring and winter garlic in appearance is given.

When to plant garlic in the fall: landing time

It is worth noting that in order to obtain large heads of garlic with rather large teeth, it is necessary to adhere to several rules. Questions arise regarding the terms of landing. It is mainly recommended to do this in the last days of September. This applies exclusively by the middle lane.

Tips for experienced gardeners:

• If you do not know when to plant garlic in the fall, then landing is carried out 2-3 weeks before the first frost. Accordingly, you will have to arm yourself with the weather forecast and plan the time of planting garlic. Next, you need to select a suitable area.
• It is not recommended to plant garlic for several years in a row in the same place, in addition, it is not planted immediately after onions. In such places, it grows quite poorly. The spice also feels bad in the places where tomatoes and cucumbers grew before.
• The ideal option is the beds where the squash, zucchini grew, and also affects the planting of strawberry garlic well. It is in these places that try to have new beds. In addition, it is also advisable to properly prepare the soil.
• For this, the correct fertilizer is selected. In no case do not introduce manure, because the garlic does not tolerate the acidic soil that manure can acidify. Do not plant spices in shady places with very dense soil.
• The fact is that the forces of cloves and sprouts may not be enough to push dense, rough soil. Therefore, the soil with a high sand content will be the perfect option. Solar areas are well suited for these purposes where you can plant garlic. Fertilizers such as ammonium nitrate, as well as humus or peat, showed themselves well.  

How to plant garlic in the fall in the winter: preparing cloves for landing  

In order to get a good harvest, you need sit the right garlic in the falland choose the right planting material. The cloves should be even and well dried. That is, preliminarily before planting, they are dried. Next, it is necessary to proceed with the processing using a weak solution of potassium permanganate.

Rules of experienced gardeners:

• Usually soaked in it for two three hours. This helps to get rid of pathogenic microorganisms that can live on garlic cloves. Next, preliminary soaking is carried out in a solution of salt. To do this, on a liter of boiled warm water, it is necessary to add a tablespoon of salt. About 2 or 3 minutes, the teeth are soaked in this strong in the solution. Such processing allows the cloves to curse faster and strengthen even before the start of frosts.  
• Many gardeners prefer to clean the garlic from the husk before planting. Do this or not, is your business. In this case, it is recommended to introduce the clove vertically, in no case do not lay out the clove on the side.
• The fact is that the forces of the clove may not be enough for the sprout to interrupt through the thick layer of the earth. Please note that the right choice of planting material is of great importance.  A single -toothed bulbs will be an ideal option. You can divide a large onion into several teeth. The bottoms can also be cut.

Planting preparations for planting material

For quick seedlings and rooting, special means are often used to help improve the crop.

Means for experienced gardeners:

• Pennant

• Kendal

• Zircon

• Nickfan

How to plant winter garlic?

Before planting cloves in the soil, it is necessary to mulch well, and pre -pour an ammonium nitrate. The soil should be loose and very soft. After that, planting is performed. It is necessary to make a hole with an index finger, about 4-6 cm deep.

How to plant winter garlic:

• After that, slightly sprinkle loose soil and leave. It is not necessary to water, it is advisable to just moisturize the soil before the manipulation. Further, it is necessary to mulch using a layer of sawdust and sand.
• Please note that it is best to insulate such garlic plantings just with sawdust or coniferous needles. It is they who will protect the sprouts from freezing, thereby will help to preserve garlic.
• In no case should you very deeply introduce garlic cloves, because the sprout does not have the strength to break through such a dense layer of soil. Closer to the surface, too, it makes no sense to plant, because in this case the planting material will be exposed to low temperatures, and there will be no probability that all the cloves will turn off. Please note that between the cloves, it is necessary that a distance of 10-15 cm remains. The distance between the rows should be 25 cm.  

How to plant garlic in the fall: rules, useful tips

Many gardeners have a question, how to plant garlic in the fall, is it necessary to insulate the cloves after planting? Indeed, if a cold winter is planned and, according to weather forecasts, just this is predicted, then planting insulation will be an ideal option.

Tips for experienced gardeners:

• This is done with sawdust or pine spruce. If the fall is very arid, warm, then it is necessary to water the landing site every 30 days. After collecting garlic for the next year, it is not recommended to plant this culture again, as it impoverishes the soil.
• The question arises, what to plant in this place? In general, it is recommended to plant plants that are inclined to restore the soil, these are the so -called siderats. These include peas, as well as mustard.
• Such plants really improve the condition of the soil and after them in a year you can plant almost anything, even garlic on the site. Two times in a row, it is not recommended in the same place to equip garlic beds.

The place for landing must be sunny. If this is a slope, plants must be planted closest to the top, but so that the place is under the sun's rays. In the shade, garlic grows very poorly, and gives a crop with small bulbs.  

Video: Licking garlic in the fall