Garlic is one of the most moisture-loving and cold-resistant crops. The sensitivity of this crop to soil acidity is very high, and therefore fertile and neutral soils are preferred for planting garlic.
To prepare the beds for planting should be about thirty days before the planned date. Humus should be added to the soil with the addition of potassium superphosphate (on a humus bucket - one tablespoon of the drug). A half-liter jar of wood ash should be added to the mixture.
For planting, it is worth selecting both large and medium garlic bulbs, which must be divided into separate teeth just before planting in the ground. If in one head of garlic there are only 2-3 cloves, then such an onion is unsuitable for planting, even if the cloves are large enough and fleshy.
By the method of planting, a crop such as garlic is divided into spring and winter. Spring garlic is planted in the spring, and winter - in the fall.
Topping up garlic in the spring is an important stage, without which it is impossible to get a good harvest. The first feeding of spring garlic is best done with a urea solution. To prepare the solution, you need to take a tablespoon of this substance and dilute in ten liters of water. Topping up garlic in the spring with a urea solution is carried out at the rate of 3 liters of fertilizer per square meter of plantings.
The second feeding takes place using a solution of nitrofoska or nitroammofoski. Two tablespoons of one of these fertilizers are bred in a bucket of water. About one liter of the resulting solution is used per square meter.
The third top dressing of garlic in spring is a superphosphate solution. To prepare the solution, two tablespoons of the chemical are diluted in a bucket of water.
To get a good harvest, you need proper and regular care and, of course, fertilizing. As many gardeners know, garlic loves fertilizers with ash and organic matter - manure. A very effective top dressing of onions and garlic is slurry diluted with water at the rate of 1: 6. Such fertilizer can be applied 2-3 times during the growing season.
However, one should refrain from introducing fresh manure into the soil, as well as increased doses of various nitrogen fertilizers, since such top dressing of garlic in spring or at other times can lead to an active growth of the vegetative mass and, at the same time, to a decrease in yield. Garlic (especially winter varieties) is responsive to the application of potash and phosphate fertilizers, as they increase the winter hardiness of this crop. It should be abundantly watered and prevent the topsoil from drying out, this is especially important during the formation of garlic bulbs. About a couple of weeks before harvesting, watering must be completely stopped.
In late June, when the tops have already grown enough, a solution of potassium chloride and urea is introduced into the soil. To prepare a solution, 10 g of each drug is diluted in a bucket of water.
Spring dressing of garlic is an important stage, the value of which is difficult to overestimate. Properly carried out fertilizer application will help to increase crop productivity at times.