At the end of the gardening season, when all the work is almost completed, many gardeners begin to think about the new crop of next year. Autumn is the right time to plant garlic for the winter, but the main thing is to do it at the right time so that the harvest is worthy. There is nothing surprising in the fact that many people grow garlic in their summer cottage, because this crop is very popular and is present on our table throughout the year. Garlic is good for he alth, it is added to many dishes, used when harvesting vegetables for the winter. The process of growing this crop is simple. The main thing is to know the time for planting garlic before winter, find and prepare a place, have high-quality planting material and know some of the features of planting, care and storage.
On the importance of climatic zones
It must be said separately that the correct planting of winter varieties of this vegetable depends on the climatic conditions of different regions and countries. So, for example, the time of planting garlic for the winter in Siberia and Ukraine is different. It is necessary to take into account the temperature at which this process will bethe most successful in the autumn season - +13-15 0С. This is done so that the root system can form before the onset of frost.
A little about the rules of landing
If you focus on the time of planting garlic for the winter according to the lunar calendar, then in this case, gardeners adhere to certain norms that have existed for a long time. These rules in ancient times helped people in planting garden and cultivated plants. The sowing lunar calendar with its lunar days and phases has a great influence on the growth, development of the root and aboveground parts of plants.
The lunar calendar always takes into account the days when the Earth's satellite is closest to it or removed, and many other equally important cycles of the moon's motion. So, during the period of the new moon, you should not plant plants, the same can be said about the full moon. If we take the time to plant garlic before winter, then the most favorable days in September will be from 19 to 20, in October from 11 to 17 and from 21 to 22. You can also plant garlic in November, from the 8th to the 13th, but here you need to take into account the weather and climatic conditions of the area so that there is time for the development of the root system of the crop. It is believed that the best period according to the lunar calendar for the growth of root crops and plants growing underground is the period of the waning moon. The time of planting garlic for the winter in Ukraine will be slightly different. It is also important to plant all plants in good weather, with a positive mood, which will definitely give positive results.
During the "rest" of the Moon, all the power goes into the root system of plants. Their juices go exactly to the roots, and the stems freeze for a while in growth. Therefore, the period of the waning of the moon has a positive effect on the sowing and planting of many plants with underground parts used for food, including garlic. Closer to the new moon, it is good to deal with the processing of this crop - weeding beds and pest control.
Landing in central Russia
For central Russia, the best time to plant garlic for the winter is the period in late September or early October, since winter varieties of garlic in this case have time to grow and give a good harvest. Almost the whole of September serves as a favorable time for soil preparation according to the lunar calendar.
The main conditions for a successful wintering and a good harvest next year are the right choice of location, a good time for planting garlic for the winter and the depth of seed placement. This crop can be planted in any well-lit place where many vegetable plants, except for onions, used to grow, since garlic and onions have many common diseases, they are affected by the same pests. The ideal place, according to many experienced gardeners, is considered to be where tomatoes, eggplants, cucumbers, cabbage, pumpkin grew before.
The time of planting garlic for the winter in 2014 may differ from previous years only in weather conditions, because you need to know that before the onset of severe cold should remain in stock for about one and a half months. Notit’s scary if green sprouts appear after planting garlic. This will indicate that the root system has managed to form, the vegetable will be able to winter well and give an excellent harvest next year.
Preparation of beds and sowing
It is advisable to prepare a bed for sowing garlic a couple of weeks before sowing, because it was not by chance that this time of planting garlic before winter was chosen. It is necessary to first dig up or plow it, and then apply mineral fertilizers, wood ash, humus, taking into account the norms for one hundred square meters of land. You need to know that fresh manure is not suitable for fertilizer, it negatively affects garlic, contributing to the spread of diseases and pests.
In order for the harvest to be really good, you need to select the seeds correctly, the cloves should not have spots, rot, or dents. You should choose the largest and most beautiful. It is advisable to divide the heads of garlic already before planting so that their bottoms are not dry, then each of the cloves will begin to take root faster. There is a good proven method when, before planting seeds, they are treated for two hours in a pink solution of potassium permanganate to disinfect before planting directly in open ground.
Garlic cloves are planted in rows to a depth of about 6-8 cm, without pressing on the ground, as this can lead to a stunting of the plant, with a distance of about 10 cm from each other, with an interval between rows of 20 cm, sprinkled with a layer earth at least 3-4 cm thick. It is advisable to cover winter garlic from abovedry straw or grass, branches, so that in the future the top layer can retain moisture. But in the spring, all this must be removed so that the garlic does not trample.
Spring Care
In the spring, it is also necessary to fertilize the beds of winter garlic again. Abundant watering is required only until the teeth form, and then the vegetable should not be watered often and abundantly. For large teeth, stop watering completely 1 or 1.5 months before harvest.
Throughout the spring period, you need to constantly take care of the beds - weed them, remove weeds and loosen the soil. If yellow leaves appear on the garlic, then this indicates a lack of potassium in the soil, it should be watered with a light solution of potassium permanganate or potassium sulfate.
What to do with garlic in summer
In the summer, when arrows appear on the bushes, they must be removed so that they do not slow down the growth of heads, and the harvest is greater. Sometimes they can be left and seed material can be obtained from arrows for subsequent plantings.
What do we end up with
It is also important not to miss the harvest period, because if the garlic heads are late, they can break up into individual cloves, and this negatively affects its further storage. If you choose the right time to plant garlic for the winter and follow the simple rules for caring for the crop, using the lunar calendar, you can certainly get a wonderful harvest next year.
