To obtain a high yield of garlic, preparatory measures are necessary. The selection and processing of seed is an important component of the success of growing this crop. About it - further.

Why process garlic before planting?

Pre-treatment of garlic will protect its stay in the ground and will be a prevention against garlic rot, mosaics and other diseases.

If there is access only to medium quality seed, processing is mandatory. Processed garlic gives a better crop.

Did you know? Southern varieties of garlic are classified as sweet, with a delicate aroma, and the sharp varieties come from northern and middle latitudes.

Where to begin?

Before planting, you need to know how to prepare planting material and a site for planting it. Since this culture tolerates cold well, it can be planted in winter and early spring. When planting in autumn, it is important to comply with the recommended deadlines.

Deadlines

The task of winter planting of garlic is the rooting of the teeth without subsequent germination. An early planting period will lead to the appearance of several true leaves and will require hilling by the earth to protect it from the cold, as well as an early spring opening of the sprout neck.

If you plant your teeth late, the garlic will not have time to take root and some of the material will not tolerate severe frosts, therefore, the yield will be low.

The selected sowing date should precede cold weather for 3-4 weeks. In each region, this period will be different, it also depends on the weather in a particular year. More often, the date falls between mid-September and the end of October. The temperature of the soil at this time is about +15 ° C.

Did you know? In Italy, China and Korea, the daily intake of garlic is 8-12 cloves.

Spring planting is carried out as early as possible. It is important to hold it until the earth dries up and ensure that growth begins at a low temperature. Do not be late with planting, this can reduce the yield and reduce its quality.

Seeding

Garlic should be dried in a place with a low percentage of moisture. It is necessary to select the heads:

• large with healthy teeth;
• without damaging the bottom;
• in which the teeth adjoin each other and do not crumble.

The day before planting, the head is disassembled into teeth. This allows you to save moisture in the seed. The section must be neat to avoid damage to the shells.

Video: Preparing garlic for planting

The question of whether to brush your teeth before planting constantly arises among beginner gardeners. You can not clean the shell, because it gives additional protection to the future sprout. It is necessary to reject teeth with the following characteristics:

• soft and friable;
• with a damaged or wrinkled shell;
• stained with mold or rot;
• too small.

  

It is necessary to pay attention to the number of teeth in the head. If it contains only 3-4 cloves, even large ones, such garlic is already degenerating and should not be used for planting.

Site selection

The garlic bed should be flat and fully lit. Smooth terrain will not hold melt water. In case of the slightest flooding, the teeth can get wet and rot, and in the spring such a bed will dry out for a long time.

Important! Inadequate lighting will result in a chopped crop and poor taste.

The best soil composition is neutral. The earth should be loose and structured, well permeable to moisture. If the soil on the bed is peat, add loamy soil and sand.

For a good crop, you need to consider the principles of crop rotation. Changing plants in the garden avoids many related diseases and restores the fertility of the earth.

In modern agriculture, the method of planting the main crops is used after the growth of green manure, which then becomes a green fertilizer of the soil. With this planting, it is recommended to use a mixture of peas, oats and white mustard.

On traditional beds, the precursors of garlic can be:

• cucumbers, zucchini and eggplant;
• bell peppers and pumpkins;
• cereal and berry plants.

You can not plant garlic after onions, as well as re-plant teeth in the same place for the second year in a row. Planting after tomatoes and potatoes, which can transmit fungal fusariosis, is also avoided.

Important! You can return garlic to the same bed only after 3 years.

Soil preparation

The bed needs to be released by early August. 2-3 weeks before disembarkation, digging is carried out and a solution of copper sulfate is added at the rate of 1 tbsp. spoon on a bucket of water. For 1 meter square, 1 liter of solution will be required. Using fresh manure to improve the soil is not recommended, as it can lead to illness. After top dressing and digging, the ground should stand for 2 weeks to settle and not “tighten” the set teeth too deep.

Video: Preparing the garden for planting garlic

If the seed cannot consist entirely of identical cloves, they are divided into 2-3 groups by size. The plot is divided into the same number and large teeth are planted separately, small ones separately. This will ensure simultaneous germination and uniform illumination of plants.

How to process garlic before planting?

There are several ways to prepare the material. Choosing what to soak or how to pickle garlic is easy. Proponents of traditional gardening are accustomed to soaking in chemicals, and eco-farmers prefer etching with traditional and modern biological products.

Chemicals

Selected teeth are soaked in solutions:

• weak solution of potassium permanganate or 1% copper sulfate (for 10 hours);
• saline solution (6 tablespoons per 10 liters of water) for 2 minutes, then copper sulfate (1 teaspoon per bucket of water) for 1 minute and immediately to the garden;
• sequential immersion in nitroammophoska (1 tablespoon per 10 liters of warm water) for a day, then in saline (1 tablespoon per liter) for 20-30 minutes, a solution of copper sulfate (1 tablespoon per bucket of water) for 1 minute and immediately to the garden.

It is believed that the use of copper sulfate destroys not only pathogenic bacteria, but also the beneficial microflora of garlic.

Folk remedies

The seed is warmed up, leaving it for 10 hours in a ventilated room at a temperature of +40 ... + 42 ° С.

The following treatments are considered safe:

• soaking in an ash solution (200 g per 1 liter of hot water, insist until separation and cooling, take a bright part for soaking) for 60 minutes;
• soaking in "EM preparations", antibiotics of natural origin ("Maxim", "Fitolavin", "Fitosporin-M" according to the instructions).

  

“Fitosporin” and “EMkami” can also be sown in the beds 10-14 days before planting (instead of applying traditional mineral fertilizers).

Additional tips

Garlic is grown in most gardens, and its agricultural technology is well understood.

To get a good harvest, these tips will help:

• seed should not degenerate, for which every 3-4 years it needs to be updated;
• if only an area in the shade is free, landing less often;
• the depth of planting teeth 4-5 cm, depending on size;
• ash or sand can be poured at the bottom of the row to prevent decay;
• placing a tooth in a row, do not squeeze it into the ground, this can slow down the growth of roots.

Store garlic in a cool place at a temperature of 0 ... + 3 ° C. Heads are braided or braided.

Without garlic, it is difficult to imagine a home garden or farm planting. Observing the rules of preplant planting, you will get an excellent crop with high quality indicators.