Planting garlic before winter must be carried out at strictly defined times. What crops can be planted after: choosing a place

Over the centuries, there have been two main ways of growing garlic:

• winter (planted in autumn, before winter),
• spring (planted in early spring).

There are varieties that are suitable only for winter sowing(as a rule, shooters, with wide leaves), and some grow equally well in both autumn and spring planting. Growing winter garlic is not difficult, but here it is necessary to meet the deadlines for planting. This moment is extremely important! Garlic planted early in autumn will have time to germinate and die in winter, planted late - will not have time to take root and safely winter. The choice of planting time before winter depends on the region, weather conditions and individual preferences of the gardener. In this article, we will try to give comprehensive information on the timing, analyze various printed sources, look at the Folk and Lunar calendar, and turn to the personal experience of gardeners and gardeners. Join, it will be interesting 😉

1. Terms recommended in the literature.
2. Favorable dates according to the lunar calendar for 2018.
3. From personal experience gardeners: When garlic is planted before winter in different regions Russia.
4. Recommendations for planting garlic in the fall.

The authors of the books say...

At the very beginning, let's see: And when to plant garlic "according to science"? We have studied, leafed through all the country literature available in the home library, and are ready to summarize:

“Typically, winter varieties of garlic are planted in the fall, and if you plant them at other times of the year, the harvest will turn out to be meager. In the Central Non-Black Earth Region of Russia (Middle Belt, Moscow Region), it is recommended to plant garlic in the third decade of September, i.e. at the end of the month ( source: the book "Onion and garlic in the garden").

— In another source ( The garden book. Practical Tips» ) the following period is indicated for planting garlic before winter: from September 15 to October 10.

- There is also such a landmark - garlic is planted 3 weeks before hard frost. By this time, the cloves are rooted, but the leaves do not have time to germinate.

- In one of the newspapers "Arguments and Facts" they write: it is necessary to plant garlic 1.5 months before the onset of frost, so that the teeth have time to take root, but not germinate ( in Central Russia - in October).

- In the middle lane optimal time for planting winter garlic with dry teeth - from September 25 to mid-October. More late dates(closer to November) are dangerous because garlic may not have time to take root and freeze ( source: magazine "1000 tips for summer residents").

- Garlic is usually planted before winter from September 15 to October 1 (source: the book "All about vegetables", author Timofeeva S. F.).

— best term autumn planting garlic - mid September, spring planting— from April 25 to May 5 ( source: book "70 types of vegetables in the garden", author Shuin K. A.).

- For Siberia, the optimal landing time is considered end of September - beginning of October: the teeth will take root, but the growth of the leaves will not begin ( source: book "In Siberia - always with vegetables").

According to most sources, the end of September is the most optimal time for planting garlic before winter. Before the onset of stable cold weather, he will have time to build up a powerful root system required for successful wintering. BUT in the first half of September you need to have time to prepare the beds for its planting: dig, loosen the ground, make any autumn complex fertilizer or organic, wood ash.

Why such terms?

Weather late September - early October contribute to the rapid rooting of garlic. Soil temperature and moisture are just right for the plant to come out of dormancy and the root system to begin to develop.

Plants planted on time develop well, successfully endure wintering, and in spring they actively germinate.

Teeth germinate already at a temperature of 3-5 degrees. Rooted winter garlic can withstand frosts up to 25-30 degrees. And those cloves that did not have time to take root freeze out at frosts of 10-15 degrees.

Lunar calendar: When to plant garlic before winter in 2018?

Unfortunately, folk calendar for September and October does not give us advice on when to plant garlic. Therefore, we immediately move on to the Lunar calendar for 2018. Again, let's look at a few sources.

• September 27, 28, 29,
• days from 2 to 7 October,
• days from 12 to 17 October,
• 25 and 26 October,
• 29 and 31 October,
• November 1 and 2,
• 9 and 10 November.

The days of the New Moon and Full Moon are unfavorable for planting all plants:

• September 9 and September 25, 2018,
• October 9 and October 24, 2018.
• November 7 and November 23, 2018.

Calendar summer resident magazine "My favorite cottage" pleased with what he calls auspicious and bad days for planting all crops (including garlic), according to the phases of the moon:

Auspicious days for planting all crops in September 2018:

• September 1,
• September 5 and September 6 (until 14:00),
• September 13 - 14,
• from 27 to 29 September inclusive.

Auspicious days for planting all crops in October 2018:

• October 2 and 3,
• October 10 and 11,
• 25 and 26 October,
• 29 and 30 October.

Unfavorable days for planting all crops in September 2018:

• from September 6 (after 14:00) to September 9 inclusive,
• from 20 to 22 September inclusive,
• September 25th.

Unfavorable days for planting all crops in October 2018:

• October 4 and 5,
• October 9
• from 17 to 19 October inclusive,
• October 24
• October 31.

Planting garlic in November:

Thanks to blog reader Irina, household plot which is located in the Ryazan region, we learned that under favorable weather conditions, planting garlic is possible in early November. If you also had to plant garlic in November, the lucky days according to the lunar calendar for planting it will be: November 2, 8, 9 and 10.

Personal experience of gardeners

When to plant garlic before winter is the main question that worries summer residents in the fall. The planting time depends on the weather conditions: autumn will be somewhat warm when the first frosts come and steady cold sets in. But we are not weather forecasters and not clairvoyants (unfortunately), nevertheless, experienced gardeners already have their own secrets, which they successfully share in newspapers and magazines, as well as not on the Internet. Let's take a look?

• Leonid Shapkin from the Kaluga region writes on the pages of the Dacha newspaper that he is planting garlic on September 10-15. He considers this time to be optimal for winter planting. There was a case, I planted it earlier - before September 10, but the garlic did not have time to sprout in the fall. Once planted in October - the garlic was all frozen. When planting, he does not press garlic into the ground, but puts his teeth in a groove, sprinkles with loose earth and mulches with rotted grass, hay. The author claims that early planting allows you to increase the yield.
• Andrey Ershov from Lipetsk on the pages of the same newspaper gives the following advice on deepening the teeth: "If you plant garlic earlier, it means you need to go deeper, later - higher." Landing until mid October he lays the teeth in grooves 10-12 cm deep. Garlic takes root well and tolerates frost. And, it happened, he planted later - at the end of October! Then it was necessary to deepen the sponges by only 5 cm, but (necessarily!) Mulch with grass to preserve heat with a layer of at least 10 cm. So, “playing with depth”, you can vary the timing of planting.
• The author of the video blog "Garden for the Soul" Svetlana Samoilova tries to plant garlic every year to Pokrov — until October 14. But I had to plant even on the November holidays, and the garlic pleased with the harvest. The main thing is that wild frosts do not strike, and the earth is not bound by ice. Svetlana's site is located in the Moscow region.
• The author of the video blog “Whether in the garden, in the garden” Yulia Minyaeva usually plants garlic from September 20 to October 1. But, sometimes, the dates are postponed due to warm, rainy weather. Svetlana's site is located in the Moscow region.
• The author of the Garden World video blog, Natalya Petrenko, starts planting garlic on October 15 and it always grows good. At early landing garlic feather germination can occur and the garlic becomes vulnerable to frost. When planted in the middle of the month, garlic has time to take root. The author's site is located in Nizhny Novgorod.

Our personal experience:

On our suburban area located in Yaroslavl region(about 300 km from Moscow), we plant garlic before winter, usually before October 10th. We focus on the weather forecast. Autumn will be warm - we delay the planting date, the forecast foreshadows an early cold snap - we plant at the end of September. Planting winter garlic is easy, quick. So, do not fuss ahead of time 😉

Successful wintering is the key to an excellent harvest

The weather conditions of winter and spring greatly affect the winter hardiness of the plant. So, for example, if thaws occur in winter, garlic winters worse. Refundable spring frosts can also harm plants if they have already woken up and started to germinate.

Snow helps garlic to successfully endure the winter. In Central Russia, the snow cover is usually good enough for wintering garlic. Snow protects plantings from freezing in winter, and nourishes them in spring. Therefore, if there is little snow on the beds with winter garlic, it is recommended to add it there in order to increase the winter hardiness of the crop.

Winter garlic can freeze under adverse conditions. winter conditions. That is why in the northern regions they prefer the spring method of cultivation.

Planting depth is also important!

Planting depth is also important for successful wintering. The teeth are recommended to be lowered to a depth of 10-12 cm (

If you haven't planted garlic this fall yet, now is the time to do so. Moreover, garlic can be planted before winter, both winter and spring - it will grow larger and ripen earlier than planted in spring. Galina Kizima shares the secrets of planting garlic.

Garlic is winter, which is planted before winter, and it is spring, which is planted in spring. The difference between winter garlic and spring garlic lies in the fact that winter garlic has a future flower arrow in the tooth, which is clearly visible on the cross section of the tooth in the form of a darker circle. Spring garlic does not shoot. It reproduces only by teeth.

Outwardly, they are easy to distinguish: spring has two rows of small teeth, and winter - one row, usually of 4-6 large teeth. Winter garlic, respectively, gives a flower arrow in the middle of summer, but the seeds ripen only in the southern regions. But at the end of the arrow at the end of July, small onion bulbs are formed, which are used to propagate garlic along with cloves.

Spring garlic is propagated only with cloves, since it does not produce seeds or bulbs. Spring garlic has one advantage over winter garlic: it is well stored in the apartment in winter.

Both spring and winter garlic work well only on fertile soil, moisture and breathable, with an alkaline pH above 7. In addition, they need a sunny location, however, they can tolerate a little shading.

Do not try to grow garlic on clays, soils poor in organic matter, and also on acidic soils, in the shade, on too wet lands.

Garlic is a cold-resistant plant, it is not afraid of frost, it sprouts early in the spring, because after planting the root system of garlic has time to grow well in the fall.

Winter garlic is propagated vegetatively by planting in open ground teeth in autumn. As a rule, gardeners use their planting material, but sometimes they buy garlic for planting in stores or from individuals and, flattered by a beautiful appearance heads of garlic, buy southern garlic. After planting, it sprouts almost immediately, winters poorly and often rots in the soil during winter thaws or during prolonged autumn rainy weather. In my experience, southern and imported varieties of garlic are unsuitable for growing in the Northwest region.

If the cloves are without traces of disease, they can be planted immediately. If there is any doubt about diseases, then soak the cloves before planting for half an hour in a solution of the drug "Maxim" or "Fitosporin" to prevent rot diseases.

Garlic in the North-West region is planted simultaneously with tulips, in late September - early October to a depth of about 8 cm. late landings(end of October in the North-West region), the root system does not have time to grow, and garlic sticks out of the ground during the early onset of frost. But even in this case, if in the spring you again deepen it into the soil by about 5 cm, it will yield a crop, but somewhat later than usual.

I have been planting garlic a little differently for many years. I prepare the bed around the middle of August, two weeks before planting. I bring in compost (bucket) or peat mixed with sand and ash (a bucket of peat, a third of a bucket of sand, liter jar ash) per meter of plantings. I lightly dig a Fokin flat cutter to a depth of no more than 7-8 cm. On the eve of planting, I water it well with Fitosporin solution to disinfect the soil. I don't use potassium permanganate.

Before planting, which I spend on August 25-27, I make holes 12-15 cm deep with a special peg. If you want larger tines, mark out 15x15 cm and even 20x20 cm. But I find that large tines are inconvenient when used and I prefer to grow garlic, which has tines average value, so I make the markup according to the scheme 10 × 10 cm.

I pour a tablespoon of coarse river sand into each hole, lower one large granule of AVA fertilizer, then lower a large clove of garlic and again pour a tablespoon of sand into the hole. After that, I close up the plantings with soil. The sand introduced into the wells creates a microdrainage around the tooth, and then around the growing head of garlic, therefore, it saves it from waterlogging.

From such a great depth, garlic does not sprout in autumn (with the exception of imported or southern varieties). But even if it rises, do not worry, it will winter well. Garlic, planted in August, has time to build up a good root system during the long autumn and emerges early in the spring. Plants stand as a powerful wall, strong, green and easily cope with any weather conditions. They do not need any feeding all season. Such garlic ripens a month earlier than the one that was planted in September-October.

Growing winter garlic

When a flower arrow appears on garlic planted in any way, it should immediately be broken out. No twisting and tying of the tops does not get rid of the arrow, but it harms the plant, because the leaves stop working normally. In addition, an infection enters the resulting tissue damage and ruptures, which can lead to garlic disease.

one or two most strong plants must be left with an arrow in order for the bulbs to grow. As soon as the cover on the flower arrow bursts, the plant must be removed from the ground along with the head, shake off the soil from the roots and hang it upside down to dry. Then the bulbs can be removed. They will be required to improve their planting material.

Growing garlic from bulbs

Over time, garlic degenerates and needs to be renewed. To do this, in the summer you can leave a few large arrows of garlic, sow seeds from ripe bulbs in the fall into the ground. The next year, the heads will grow into one clove. We plant them before winter, and in the summer we get a full harvest.

After the lower leaves of the garlic have turned yellow, it can be dug up, preferably with a pitchfork, not a shovel. The heads should be shaken off the soil and, having tied it in loose bundles, hung in the attic or in the attic to dry. When nutrients from the leaves will completely go into the head, the leaves will dry.

If, when harvesting garlic, you find mold or rot on it, or something else suspicious, then clean the heads of excess scales. Immediately cut off the tops and roots, dip the heads for half an hour in the Fitosporin solution and only then dry them, laying them out in a single layer in the attic.

You can not dry onions, garlic or royal hazel grouse along with tulips, because due to the pungent smell of the bulbs, the tulips will not form a flower bud, and they will not bloom next year.

How to store garlic at home

Plants need to be cut off the roots, remove excess husks, weave a braid and hang it in the kitchen for winter storage. You can cut off the dried tops, leave stumps 2-3 cm high, hold the bottom of each head over a candle flame to lightly set it on fire. This will protect the head from premature moisture loss. Then spread the dried garlic in three-liter jars, tie a hole with a cloth and put it on the windowsills to be stored. Do not store garlic in the refrigerator - it usually spoils faster.

Sometimes it is recommended to store garlic disassembled into individual cloves in jars, sprinkling it with salt. This method does not give anything but an extra waste of salt, because the salt takes all the moisture from the teeth, and they quickly dry out and wrinkle.

Growing spring garlic

Planting spring garlic is no different from planting winter garlic, only cloves are planted in early spring, as soon as the soil is ripe for planting. Should not be planted in waterlogged soil - cloves can rot in wet and cold soil. So there is no need to hurry, although garlic is cold-resistant, and it can be planted in the North-West as early as the end of April.

Care for spring garlic is the same as for winter garlic. Pests and diseases they have in common with onions.

Dig up spring garlic later than winter, closer to autumn. But don't leave it in the soil for too long. As soon as the lower leaves begin to turn yellow and dry out, immediately dig up, because the head can crumble into individual teeth in the soil.

You can store spring garlic right on top kitchen shelf or closet.

I, unlike the generally accepted planting of spring garlic in the spring, just plant it in the fall at the same time as tulips. Then his teeth will be almost the same size as that of the winter, and, as expected, in two rows.

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Planting garlic for the winter is beneficial, as it allows you to get a vegetable of excellent quality and big size. In order for the harvest to succeed, you need to properly prepare both the soil and seedlings. We will learn how to properly plant garlic before winter, what is the process scheme.

When to plant winter garlic

It is worth saying that planting garlic for the winter will depend on how deep you plan to plant the vegetable.

Depth 4-5 cm

Garlic is planted before winter to a depth of 4-5 cm until the first frost appears.

The first month of autumn is considered the ideal time. In this case, the chances of not finding extreme cold at the first stage of cultivation, that is, the plant will have time to take root during this period. If you do this later than this, chances are the winter garlic won't survive the winter.

If we take the average temperature in Russia as an example, it is best to plant a vegetable for the winter at a given depth in late September - early October. If we are talking about warmer regions, you can take your time and plant garlic for the winter in November.

Planting depth 10-15 cm

It's worth saying that experienced gardeners and gardeners prefer deeper sowing, that is, 10-15 cm into the ground. This greatly increases the chances of rooting, in addition, the plant tolerates frost better in winter.

After that, winter garlic is planted

The quality and quantity of the crop depends on the precursors of garlic. The best way Garlic grows where annual vegetables such as legumes, tomatoes or cucumbers used to grow.

Good soil remains after growing pumpkins, zucchini or cabbage, they saturate the earth with various organic matter.

If onions were grown in the garden, it is worth taking a break of 3-4 years, only after that use the soil for garlic. It is also worth being careful with the soil after potatoes, because garlic can become infected with Fusarium or nematode.

Also, avoid planting in soil that has been freshly manured, because the garlic will produce too much leafy leaves, making it unprotected against fungi and other diseases.

In order for a vegetable to bear fruit, you need to find the most better soil, the acidity of which will be normal or will be reduced. The bed is recommended to be placed where it will be as sunny as possible, preferably from the north side to the south.

Bed preparation

In order for the garlic to take root, and the harvest to be as rich as possible, it is necessary to carry out preparatory work before sowing.

Soil preparation

Already at the end of summer, you can begin to fertilize the soil. For this you need to enter:

• 10 kg of humus
• 200 g chalk
• 500 gzola
• Potassium sulfate - 3 tbsp.
• Superphosphate - 2 tbsp.

This amount of fertilizer will be needed for each square meter of vegetable beds, fertilizers are laid to a depth of at least 15 cm.

Formation of beds

The optimal bed for winter garlic is a platform about 100 cm wide and about 30 cm high. After the soil has been dug up, you need to let the earth rest, that is, let the soil settle. If there is little precipitation during this period, it is recommended to irrigate the soil several times.

Do not rush too much and plant garlic in the winter immediately after you dig up the beds. This will negatively affect how the plant will develop, it is likely that the cloves will be too deep, the germination period will increase, which will affect the yield.

Tillage rules

In order to increase the natural immunity of the plant, you need to properly cultivate the soil immediately before planting.

To do this, treat the soil with a weak solution of copper sulfate (1 tablespoon per 10 liters of water). Let the solution brew, then use a watering can to water the beds. In order for the solution to be absorbed as much as possible and fulfill its purpose, it is recommended to cover the beds with a film or agrofiber. It is also necessary to cover the bed every time the air temperature drops below minus 5 ° below zero.

In addition, immediately before planting, it is recommended to sprinkle the ground with urea, scattering it over the surface of the soil. Take for calculation the proportion of 15 g for each square meter. After that, water the bed generously.

Preparing garlic

It's time to figure out how to prepare the vegetable itself so that it gives a good harvest. It is worth carefully sorting out the seed, choosing from it the most healthy, large and dense specimens.

• It shouldn't have dents.
• No rot or cracks
• It is advisable to select cloves of the same size in order to grow a rich harvest.

Experienced gardeners do not recommend dividing the vegetable into cloves in advance; it is better to leave this process closer to the time of direct planting. With this tip, you will be able to avoid dry garlic for the winter. Also, do not waste time cleaning the husk, the plant will still be able to take root.

If you have chosen varieties that are classified as non-shooting as planting material, you should take only those cloves that are on the outer tier.

Disinfection of garlic

The best selected copies need to be preliminarily without fail disinfect. To do this, they are placed in a weak solution of potassium permanganate or placed in a solution of copper sulphate, not more than 1%. This procedure completes the list preparatory work before boarding.

Landing Rules

Let's start step by step description planting winter garlic, talk about caring for it.

We form holes

On a pre-prepared bed, you need to make markings. To do this, you can use the most ordinary stick, making small holes in the soil with it. At the same time, it is important to observe the distance between them, it is recommended to leave a place of about 10-12 cm. The recommended depth is 4-15 cm, this will depend on what time the garlic is planted before winter, and also what depth you have chosen.

In addition to the distance between the holes, it is worth paying attention to such a criterion as the distance between the rows, it is recommended to leave about 20 cm.

When deepening the teeth, do not press them hard into the ground, because this can slow down the rooting stage.

If the ground is dry during planting, it is worth treating it with a weak solution of potassium permanganate.

Digging holes and mulching

Now it's time to dig in the holes filled with seedlings. It is best to use compost for this purpose.

An important step in growing garlic for the winter is mulching. Needles can be used as mulch coniferous plants, peat or fallen leaves. As for the thickness of the layer, it is recommended to pour about 10 -12 cm of mulch. If planting garlic before winter is planned in a warm region, you can skip this step.

Alternative Growing Method

Previously, the classic method of planting garlic for the winter was described, we will give an example of an equally popular option, which was first used in Novosibirsk.

How fertilizers are applied

At the end of summer, the following list of fertilizers should be added to the ground under the grown vegetable:

• Superphosphate - 1 tbsp. l.
• Potassium sulfate - 2 tbsp. l
• Wood ash - 3 cups
• Humus -12 kg
• Chalk - 1 cup

All figures are given per 1 sq m, they should be applied only in dry form, carefully scattered over the surface on a calm day.

soil cultivation

After fertilizing, you need to carefully dig up the beds, this is a mandatory care item. Then pour plenty of water on the ground so that the soil settles faster. Watch the weather forecast, if it promises rain, you should not water the beds.

Correctly filling the beds

Feature of the described alternative method lies in the fact that garlic is planted in the winter in company with peas, mustard and oats. Moreover, the neighbors are planted first, for this an area is prepared along the garden at a distance of 40-50 cm.

Land cultivation before planting

Before planting garlic before winter, you need 2-3 days in advance, it is worth feeding. To do this, you can use urea, as in the previous version. It is recommended to use 15 gna 1 sq.m. After that, you need to generously water the bed.

There are some tips and tricks regarding planting garlic for the winter that will help you harvest a rich harvest of this vegetable.

• Place the cloves strictly upside down, that is, strictly vertically, otherwise there is a risk that they simply will not germinate and it will be impossible to care for them. Do not forget that it is impossible to deepen the seedlings too much.
• Do not spare water for irrigation, winter garlic loves wet soil. Watering should be done once every three to four days.
• Do not screw them into the soil, it may happen that the clove will simply push out during rooting.
• For insulation, it is best to use peat or sawdust, this material retains temperature in the soil for a long time
• Many summer residents specially sprinkle the beds with snow in winter in order to improve the yield. It works like a natural shelter.
• Do not use the soil for garlic before winter more than twice in a row, otherwise you risk being left without a crop.

Choosing a winter variety

Any variety of garlic for the winter is characterized by excellent frost resistance, as well as good performance productivity. However, among the variety of varieties presented, you have to choose only one. Learn how to choose the best winter garlic variety.

Alcor

This species belongs to the mid-season, it is considered one of the most fruitful. The bulbs of this variety of winter vegetable have a dense structure, are slightly rounded, the color is purple-pink. It is characterized as the most cold-resistant, but at the same time it is quite often affected by yellow dwarfism.

Belarusian variety

It also refers to early ripening, shoots, yields are average. The bulbs are dense to the touch, large enough, have scales gray color. It tolerates harsh Russian winters well, has natural protection against bacterial rot, and does not require special care.

Jubilee Gribovsky

The Yubileiny Gribovsky variety has average ripeness, shoots, brings good harvests, was bred in the Kuban. The bulbs have flat edges, the husk is purple, has white streaks. It tolerates prolonged drought well, has good immunity from most diseases.

Galina

Variety Galina is classified as mid-season, usually gives very high performance harvest. The bulbs have flat shape, the husk has pink shade, blue streaks are allowed. The variety has a natural protection against fusarium, it tolerates a dry period well.

Kizima

Mid-season variety Kizima - a kind of winter garlic for the winter, gives a very high yield. The bulbs are very large, rounded, the husk is dirty white color, there are purple streaks. Weak spots- quite often suffers from bacterial rot, is affected by nematodes and other pests.

Moscow region variety

Sofievsky

Arrow type of winter garlic, brings excellent harvests. The denticles are rounded, reach a large size, are painted in purple. Differs in natural protection against a nematode.

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Lunar calendar for planting garlic

Quite often, to determine the date of planting of a particular culture, they use lunar calendar, for garlic it is also used.

In 2018, it is better to use the following dates for planting garlic:

• In September - 7th, 10th, 22nd and 25th
• October - 3, 4, 15, 17, 20 and 23
• November - 1,3, 5, 10, 27, 30

Of course, the last month of autumn is still not the most best time in order to plant garlic in the winter, so you should not count on a rich harvest with such a late planting.

As for harvesting garlic, they try to harvest it on a fine sunny day, after you notice the yellow color of the lower leaves. The vegetable obtained after harvesting should be dried for 5-6 days, only after that eat.

Now you know how to plant garlic before winter, you can choose suitable variety, as well as planting winter garlic correctly.

How to distinguish a winter variety

In order to grow crops winter period need to figure out how to distinguish winter varieties from spring ones, which are usually planted in spring. For convenience, we have summarized all the features in a table.

Winter garlic is planted before winter. It gives a harvest already in the middle of summer, while it requires practically no maintenance. In order for garlic to successfully winter and take root, it is necessary to carefully select and disinfect planting material, prepare the soil and place for planting, and correctly determine the appropriate planting dates.

What garlic to plant before winter

In nature, there are two types of cultivated garlic:

1. spring(with vegetation in the summer),
2. winter(beginning its development in autumn, wintering and giving its crop in the middle of summer).

What is the difference between winter garlic and spring garlic?

1. Landing dates: spring is planted in spring, and winter - before winter.
2. Storage: spring garlic is stored better than winter garlic, which is better not to be stored.
3. Number of teeth: heads of spring garlic consist of a large number small cloves (up to 25 pcs.), in winter varieties there are not too many (about 8) large cloves, tightly located around a dense rod.
4. Taste: spring garlic is less pungent in taste, unlike winter garlic.
5. Husk: the cover of spring cloves is thinner, and winter ones are “dressed” in a dense shell.

Usefulness and the nutritional value both types of garlic are unsurpassed. Therefore, the gardener should decide for himself how, when and what type of garlic to plant, depending on the purpose of cultivation, food preferences and the possibility of storing it.

Planting winter garlic

You can start landing without haste. Winter garlic is not afraid of either the first autumn frosts, or frosts, or spring cold snaps, because. its initial development it takes place deep enough in the soil. And the teeth planted in the fall do not need any care. The most important thing at this stage is proper preparation soil for planting.

Varieties of winter garlic for planting

There are two types of winter garlic:

1. darting
2. non-shooting.

They differ in head size, ripening time, taste. The most important difference: arrow varieties form an arrow with bulbs, which can serve as planting material in the fall. In such varieties, it is necessary to break off the arrows during growth when they reach 5 cm.

Shooting varieties of winter garlic:

• Belorussian,
• Lyubasha,
• Gulliver
• Alekseevsky,
• Alcor,
• Gribovsky,
• Sail.

Non-shooting varieties of winter garlic:

• Podmoskovny,
• Novosibirsk,
• Saki,
• Broadleaf 220.

Photo: winter garlic variety Alekseevsky

Planting dates for winter garlic

Planted winter garlic in the fall. It is inappropriate to stipulate specific terms, because they depend on the climate zone.

• Rare first frosts are not taken into account.
• More early dates can lead to premature germination and freezing of garlic.
• Late planting excludes the possibility of root germination and good rooting of teeth. In no case can not be planted in frozen ground.
• During this period, the planted garlic should form and take root in the root system, but in no case the above-ground part!
• The soil temperature for planting is optimal within + 10-12 ° С.

Based on long-term observations, in different regions the necessary conditions are formed on different calendar dates:

1. for Middle lane- the end of September - the first half of October;
2. Siberia, Ural, Far East- the end of September - the first decade of October;
3. in the southern regions, these dates are shifted to the end of October - November.

Place for planting winter garlic

• Garlic does not tolerate shaded areas, such as under trees or bushes.
• Choose an open, well-lit area, preferably on a hill.
• An excellent option is a high warm bed.
• Lowered places are not suitable at all, tk. in spring, accumulation of precipitation or melted snow is possible here, which will lead to decay of planting material.

Soil preparation for planting winter garlic

• For planting garlic before winter, a sufficiently deep, at least 20-25 cm, digging of the soil is necessary.

Beds for garlic plantings should be placed from north to south.

Garlic does not grow well in acidic soils. The best is neutral or slightly alkaline (pH 6.5-7.5). Therefore, if necessary, be sure to add a deoxidizer (chalk, dolomite flour).

Try to avoid heavy clay soils. If there is no alternative, then add more peat and sand.

It is advisable to prepare the site no later than a month before the planting time, because. the soil should settle well after digging, otherwise, compacting, the soil will drag the planted garlic cloves down with it. Having gone deep, they will lag behind with seedlings, grow weakened, and may die altogether.

Before planting cloves, it is worth shedding future beds for reliability with a weak solution of potassium permanganate, 1% solution of copper sulfate or Fitosporin in accordance with the instructions.

• Preliminarily, they are introduced into the soil for planting necessary fertilizer- organic or mineral.

Fertilizing the soil for planting garlic

1. Organic fertilizer: per 1 m² - 1 bucket of rotted manure or compost, 1 cup of chalk and 1-2 cups of ash.
2. In the absence of organic matter, it will be replaced by mineral fertilizers: for 1 m² - 20-30 g of superphosphate and the same amount of potassium sulfate or potassium nitrate.
3. With completely depleted soils, the joint application of these fertilizers is allowed. To the above organic composition add 2 more tbsp. l. potassium sulfate and 1 tbsp. superphosphate.

Crop rotation for planting garlic

Garlic will not give a high quality crop if planted in the garden after potatoes and all onion crops, because. they are damaged by the same diseases (nematode, fusarium).

Excellent predecessors for garlic:

• tomatoes,
• legumes,
• early cabbage,
• pumpkin,
• zucchini,
• cucumbers.

Preparing winter garlic for planting

The heads of winter garlic have fairly large cloves. It is believed that the larger the planted clove, the larger the garlic will grow from it.

• Before disembarkation, each clove is carefully separated from the mother's head without damaging the outer shell.
• Then they are all sorted, the best ones are selected.
• The largest, healthy, intact teeth in a good dense shell are selected as planting material.
• An accidentally infected specimen can form a weak, unhealthy head, and often infect the entire garden.

Disinfection of garlic

Before planting, soak the prepared teeth in any disinfectant solution:

1. for 30 minutes in manganese, copper sulfate, and in Fitosporin, Fundazol or in the Maxim preparation according to the instructions.
2. Many summer residents do the old fashioned way: they use a salt solution (2 tablespoons per liter of water).

Should I remove the outer shell of the garlic before planting?

There is no unanimous opinion here.

• Someone regularly peels the cloves, claiming that this contributes to accelerated germination roots.
• Others, including myself, believe that this is not worth it. Experience has shown that cleaned teeth soon begin to rot.

Planting depth of winter garlic

There is also no unanimous opinion on this issue. It depends on the severity of the winter season.

• Some try not to deepen, planting to a depth of 3-5 cm. But this, I think, is more suitable for southern regions with warmer snowy winters.
• In more severe conditions, incl. and in the Khabarovsk Territory, cold winters with little snow require a deeper planting to protect the teeth from freezing.
• Sometimes, to determine the depth of planting, the height of the clove + 5 cm is used.
• You can adhere to the classical calculation of this value: the planting depth is equal to the height of the garlic clove multiplied by 3. For example, the height of the clove is 3 cm, then you need to deepen it no less than 9 cm.

Landing pattern

1. The best for garlic are the beds located from north to south, about 1 m wide and 25 cm high.
2. The prepared planting material is planted in parallel rows (a stretched rope will help to make even rows) after 25 cm and a frequency of teeth in a row of up to 10-12 cm.
3. Many gardeners prefer to plant garlic one by one, pointwise, sticking each clove separately into the prepared holes. This should be done very carefully, trying not to damage the delicate bottom.

Care after landing

• If the ash was not brought in with general fertilizer, then it is quite possible to pour it into rows or holes. From above, it remains only to fill the plantings with fertile loose soil.
• If pre-planting soil disinfection has not been done, then now is the time to shed potassium permanganate or Fitosporin.
• If the autumn days were dry, then 1-2 waterings should be carried out for better rooting.

Shelter plantings of winter garlic

• In areas with harsh climate necessary condition preservation of garlic is mulching.
• It is carried out immediately after the onset of stable frosts.
• For mulching, sawdust, coniferous branches, straw are used.
• From above it will not be superfluous to cover with roofing felt, film or other covering materials.

Immediately after the onset of positive temperatures in spring, the shelter must be removed, and the mulch can be left, unless it is too high. There are even ways to grow garlic in mulch.

spring care

The first step after the snow melts is to free the beds from covering materials.

• As soon as the first seedlings come out to the surface, loosening should be carried out in order to destroy the soil crust and give air access to the roots.
• Since the seedlings are still rather weak, feed them nitrogen fertilizers must be in liquid form.
• One tablespoon of urea dissolved in a bucket of water will be quite sufficient. Pour 1/3 of a bucket for every square meter.
• Humate works great in such a solution, contributing to the development of the root system.

Further care will consist in the usual field techniques, similar for all horticultural crops: weeding, loosening and top dressing. They are recommended to be done 2-3 with a break of 2 weeks.

1. 1st feeding in the phase of 3-4 leaves: complete mineral fertilizer with the addition of a tablespoon of urea. One bucket pours out on 3 sq.m.
2. 2nd top dressing: The same composition, increasing the consumption. One bucket per 2 sq.
3. 3rd top dressing: dilute in a bucket of water a tablespoon of superphosphate and potassium sulfate. This amount is enough for 2 square meters.

Before fertilizing plantings, it is imperative to irrigate with plain water. Garlic is a moisture-loving crop. Therefore, each watering will be only for the good.

Do not apply fresh manure to the garlic beds. It can cause the formation of loose heads.

Every gardener in the fall asks the question - how to plant garlic before winter when to plant winter garlic?

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Depending on the region of residence, planting of winter garlic begins in the fall, but not earlier than mid-September and not later than the first decade of December.

You can’t plant too early, the garlic will sprout, and you can’t plant it too late, the garlic will not have time to take root and freeze.

When to plant winter garlic, be guided by the weather in your region, approximately 3-4 weeks before the onset of frost, so that the garlic has time to form a root system.

It is undesirable to plant garlic two years in a row in one place. Choose a well-lit place in the area for planting garlic. Garlic grows best after cucumbers, zucchini, eggplant, pumpkin, peppers, cereals.

It is necessary to sort out, reject small, damaged teeth, select large and high-quality ones. This must be done immediately before landing. Disinfect prepared teeth in ash liquor for 2 hours.

For solution: Add 400 g of ash to 2 liters of water, boil for 30 minutes and then cool. Instead, you can soak the teeth in Fitosporin solution for 5 minutes.

Previously used for disinfection set of measures: first, the teeth were lowered for 10 minutes into a solution of potassium permanganate, then for 2 minutes in salt water (3 tablespoons per 5 liters of water), and completed by processing blue vitriol within 1 minute (1 tsp of blue vitriol per 10 liters of water).

2-3 weeks before planting, it is necessary to fertilize after the previous crop and prepare the site. Dig up the soil on the bayonet of a shovel, adding 5 kg of humus, 20 g of potassium salt, 30 g of superphosphate per 1 m 2. Then treat the area with copper sulfate, pouring 1 liter of solution per 1 m 2 of the area (1 tsp per 10 liters of water).

Planting garlic outdoors

On the prepared site, furrows are made with a depth of 15 cm and a distance between them of 20-25 cm. Sprinkle on the bottom of the grooves river sand layer up to 2-3 cm, this is done to protect the teeth from rotting in direct contact with the soil.

Planted teeth with a distance of 15 cm between them (if small teeth, then 8-10 cm). Next, all the teeth are sprinkled with soil and mulched with a 2 cm layer of dry peat or sawdust mixed with the ground. If there is a snowless winter, the area with garlic should be covered with a film. Remove the film as soon as the snow begins.

Garlic won't cause much trouble. If he manages to build up the root system, then the garlic will endure the winter perfectly. In the spring, remove the layer of mulch to make it easier for the garlic to break through the soil.

At the end of June, the garlic begins to shoot arrows, they must be cut off before they reach a height of 10 cm, otherwise the bulbs will be small.

When the garlic sprouts, apply fertilizer, urea or a solution bird droppings. In June-July, apply fertilizer from 200 g of ash diluted in a bucket of water.

In phase active growth actively water the garlic, moderate during the ripening period. Remove weeds, loosen the soil after watering.

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Harvest garlic in sunny weather, when the lower leaves turn yellow. It occurs in late July or early August, 2 weeks earlier than spring garlic. Make sure that the garlic is not overripe, otherwise the heads will fall apart into teeth in the ground.

The bulbs must be dried for 4-5 days in the sun. Then the bulbs are cleaned from the ground, the roots are cut and the stems are cut, leaving 10-20 cm in height.