How and what to fertilize garlic with
Garlic is a vegetable crop of the Allium genus of the Amaryllis family. It is grown and revered in many countries around the world. It is distinguished by its pungent taste and characteristic smell. Used in both cooking and medicine. For this reason it takes its place of honor among vegetables. Seeds - garlic cloves - are used for propagation. To reap a good harvest, the “force of nature” alone is not enough. It all depends on the care of the gardener. Sowing seeds is only a small step; then you need to provide good conditions for the sprouts to sprout and the fruits to ripen. To do this, it is necessary to weed and water, as well as fertilize the product.
There are 2 type of garlic: winter and spring. Winter garlic is planted in September-October, before the first frost. The seeds have time to take root and therefore do not freeze in winter. And spring - in the spring, as soon as the snow has melted and the temperature and soil moisture allow.
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Soil fertilization
To ensure a successful harvest, it is recommended to change the place where garlic is planted every year. Before planting, 1-2 weeks before planting, the soil is loosened and fertilized with mineral and organic fertilizers: potassium salt, superphosphate and manure. After planting, cover with rotted manure at a rate of up to 8 kilograms per square meter.
Fertilizer in spring
Winter garlic needs feeding a week later, as soon as the first snows have melted and sprouts have appeared.Since spring garlic has not yet appeared, you need to wait with fertilizing, but it is fertilized when the ovaries form. Basically, fertilizer is combined with watering. Everyone knows that garlic does not like dry soil, but the main thing is not to overdo it with a water solution, as it may disappear.
3 stages of fertilization:
First stage
Winter garlic a week after the snow melts, and in the spring - when 3-4 leaves appear. Fertilize them with a solution: 1 tablespoon of urea per 1 liter of water. Up to three liters of this mixture per 1 square meter of bed area.
Second phase
Exactly half a month later, a second attempt is made to fertilize two types of garlic. Here the mineral fertilizer nitrophosk or nitroammofoska is taken. Make a solution of 10 liters of water and 2 tablespoons of fertilizer. And 1 square meter is watered with approximately 3-4 liters of solution.
Third stage
It is the final stage of fertilization that requires precision. It is usually held in the first month of summer. This month the formation of the bulb occurs and therefore it is necessary to control this process. Indeed, in winter and spring garlic it occurs at different periods. Fertilize them with superphosphate. They make a solution, as in the second stage they take 2 tablespoons of fertilizer per 10 liters of water. Only here 4-5 liters of solution are needed per 1 square meter of bed.
Foliar fertilizer
Foliar fertilizer - spray on the stems and leaves of garlic. The big advantage of this method is the rapid absorption of nutrients by garlic. If it is noticed that garlic is growing slowly, this procedure will be the best option. But it is not a replacement for the main feeding, but only an addition. Also, the concentration is also less than in the main one.And it is better to do this in the evening or in cloudy weather, so the substances will benefit our vegetable and it will benefit 2 times during growth.
Some gardeners use this solution: 10 liters of water plus 1 tablespoon of urea and plus 1 glass of bird droppings.
