Important rules for caring for winter garlic in spring
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Caring for winter garlic in spring, carried out according to all the rules, will allow you to grow a good harvest in the future.
Winter garlic care in spring: preparing the garden
When caring for winter garlic in the spring, in April, if the ground has already thawed, we release the garlic bed from the shelter laid in the fall. For oxygen to reach the roots of garlic, the soil must be loosened to a depth of no more than three centimeters.
Watering winter garlic in spring
In May, you need to start frequent watering of winter garlic: every seven days. No need to water in rainy weather. And in dry weather and if the soil is sandy, you need to water it every five days.
Caring for winter garlic in spring involves watering
Top dressing of winter garlic in spring
Top dressing of winter garlic in spring is done so that the vegetable accumulates as many nutrients as possible and the ability to resist diseases.
It is very important to know the acidity of the soil. In an alkaline environment, mineral fertilizers should be abandoned. Top dressing should be done only with organic fertilizers.
When feeding winter garlic in spring, it is necessary to ensure that fertilizer solutions do not fall on the leaves. Watering at the root.
Garlic loves organic fertilizers the most.
Caring for winter garlic in the spring will be complete if you use either urea (one tablespoon per bucket of water) or complex fertilizer in the same proportion for feeding at the initial stage of growth.
The complex fertilizer should include nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, cobalt, zinc, copper, etc. The classic fertilizer is nitrophoska. This should be done best when watering or after rain. The second feeding is done in two weeks. Fertilizers are the same, but with increasing doses: instead of one tablespoon, two tablespoons are given per bucket of water.
In mid-June, the third feeding is done.
At this time, the formation of a head of garlic occurs. Fertilization is carried out with superphosphate together with potassium sulfate. Ash can be added to each dressing.
If the garlic has yellow leaves, it indicates a nutrient deficiency. In this case, it is necessary to feed with special microelements.
In the process of feeding, it is advisable to combine mineral and organic fertilizers. Green manures can also be used as fertilizer. These are plants that are specially grown for burying them in the ground in order to improve the structure of the soil, fertilize it with nitrogen and kill weeds.
Winter garlic care in spring: what should not be given as a top dressing?
- Fresh manure. Rotten manure should be used.
- An excess of natural humus should not be allowed. Garlic can rot. It is necessary to combine organic matter with minerals.
- Nitrogen fertilizers should only be used during the period when garlic feathers are growing. It is not recommended to use nitrogen during the formation of the head of garlic.
With proper feeding, you can get a good large harvest of winter garlic.
