Feeding garlic is one of the important procedures. This plant consumes a large amount of nutrients from environment. A deficiency of any of the elements will have a bad effect on the yield of the plant. In order for the garlic in the beds to look healthy and beautiful, it is necessary to periodically apply appropriate fertilizers. It is also important to know how often to process and what to use for this.

Autumn feeding

Winter garlic is considered a moisture-loving and frost-resistant crop. It is susceptible to increased soil acidity. These characteristics must be taken into account when introducing fertilizers into the soil.

It is recommended to feed winter varieties of garlic in both spring and autumn. 3-3.5 weeks before planting, it is necessary to add fertilizer to the soil. The nutrient is humus. Wood ash and compounds with phosphorus and potassium are also added in small volumes. Such products should be added while digging the soil. Additionally, after planting is completed, rotted manure is laid out on the beds.

You can also improve the composition of the soil in which garlic is planted in another way before the onset of winter. When growing garlic in open ground, which is clayey and heavy, is necessary for every square meter add 10 liters of coarse sand and peat. If there are peat bogs, then, on the contrary, you will need 10 liters of loamy soil and the same amount of sand per square meter. If the site has light sandy soil, then you will need to use 10 liters of peat and loamy soil for each square meter.

When the soil is improved in this way, additional fertilizer is required during planting. For each square meter it is recommended to add 10 liters of humus, 0.2 liters of ash, and the same amount of dolomite flour. You can use 30 g of potassium sulfate and 15 g of double superphosphate. If necessary, humus is replaced with compost that has already been rotted. Instead of potassium sulfate, you can use any fertilizer with a high potassium content. Dolomite flour can be replaced with regular chalk. Ash is best suited from deciduous trees. If garlic is planted on fertile black soil, then you can do without organic fertilizers. The same applies to cases where manure was added to the soil to grow the previous crop before garlic.

Some experts believe that winter garlic needs to be fertilized with compounds containing a high nitrogen content. This will allow him to better settle down and adapt. Because of this, many people use ammonium nitrate. But this method is considered very dangerous, since there is a high probability of oversaturation of the substrate with nitrogen. Because of this, the first shoots will have time to appear before frost, which will simply freeze in winter. The required amount of nitrogen is already present in organic products that were used when digging the soil in the fall.

Even if such products have not been used, there is no need to rush to use nitrogen-containing substances. They are introduced only if the planting was untimely, and it is necessary to have time to awaken the cloves before the onset of winter (they must have time to take root). This method is suitable for northern regions, where there is very little time in summer and autumn. You can use urea. For each square meter you will need 10-20 g of product. Urea must be used carefully.

How to fertilize in spring?

Feeding in spring should be carried out according to a certain scheme:

1. 1. The first feeding is carried out in early spring. The procedure is carried out to stimulate the growth of the culture. Agrochemicals with a high nitrogen content are used. Ammonium nitrate and urea are suitable. You will need 15 g of the latter per 10 liters of water. This is enough for 3 square meters. m.
2. 2. The second feeding is also carried out in the spring. It is necessary to reuse not only compositions with nitrogen, but with potassium and phosphorus. They are required to form the head. Potassium and phosphorus will take a long time to decompose, so they must be added in advance. For complex feeding, you can use nitrophoska. You will need 10 g of product per 10 liters of water. This is enough for 3 square meters. m. The application of fertilizers with nitrogen must be stopped before the beginning of summer, since at this time the underground part of the root crop begins to form.
3. 3. The third feeding is carried out from mid-June. When caring, it is necessary to fertilize the soil with compounds containing phosphorus and potassium. If you use nitrogen-containing products, bolting will begin. This will affect the size of the root crops, so the yield will be lower. The third feeding is carried out with superphosphate and potassium salt. You will need 30 g of the first and 15 g of the second product per 10 liters of water. This solution is enough for 2 square meters. m. Instead of potassium sulfate, you can use wood ash. You will need 200 ml per 10 liters of water. Superphosphate and wood ash can be added separately. In this case, it is necessary to maintain an interval of a couple of weeks. Wood ash can be used to dust green mass. To do this, the product should be mixed in equal parts with fine-grained sand.

You can also use other products in spring:

1. 1. Mullein solution. It contains a large number of nutritional components. It is required to dilute it as follows: for 1 part of the product 7 parts of water.
2. 2. Slurry. To obtain fertilizer, it is necessary to dilute manure in water in proportions of 1:6. Used to stimulate growth.
3. 3. Special preparations for garlic. Siyanie, Gumate, Vostok, Baikal, Energen and other complex additives are suitable.

For winter crops, it is better to carry out the first spring fertilizing 1-1.5 weeks after the snow on the beds has melted. But for the spring crop the situation will be different. Since such a crop is planted only in spring, fertilizers should be applied at a later time. The guideline is the activation of growth and the appearance of ovaries. The last feeding will also differ in time for spring and winter crops, since they form and develop differently.

Garlic does not withstand overflows and stagnation of water, so in the spring it is necessary to apply fertilizers along with watering. It is recommended to use organic matter less often, as it can provoke the appearance of fungal diseases. If the soils are depleted (lack of humus), then you can use mineral compounds containing humates. Fertilize on the leaf or at the root.

Foliar feeding is an additional measure when the crop lacks nutrients. For example, if the tops begin to lighten, then the lack of potassium affects it. You can use ash or potassium salt. If the tops begin to turn yellow and dry out, the cause is considered to be a lack of nitrogen. It is recommended to use urea.

Folk remedies

Many farmers prefer to use folk remedies. When the tops begin to turn yellow and dry out, this means that the plant is lacking nitrogen. But additional use of chemicals can lead to the accumulation of nitrates. In this case, you can resort to improvised means, which have also proven themselves well.

The following products can be used:

1. 1. Yeast. They not only supply nitrogen, but also have a beneficial effect on the root system - it will begin to increase up to 10 times its original volume. You can dissolve 100 g of yeast in 10 liters of water. This is enough for 3 square meters. m. Leave the infusion for a day, strain and use without diluting.
2. 2. Chicken droppings. First you need to water the beds. Then, before use, dilute fresh chicken manure with water - the proportion is 1:20.
3. 3. Hydrogen peroxide. Used at different stages of cultural development. Before planting, the cloves can be kept in a weak solution to prevent the development of fungal and bacterial diseases. This is also required for accelerated growth. After the emergence of seedlings, you can periodically spray them with a product dissolved in large quantities water. This will saturate the leaves with oxygen.
4. 4. Ammonia. It saves from various pests such as aphids, carrot and onion flies, wireworms, secretive proboscis and others. Soap is also used to prepare the solution. It must be grated and poured into hot water. Then cool the liquid. After this, you need to add a small amount of water, stirring it constantly until the flakes disappear gray shade. Bubbles may be visible on the surface of the liquid. After this they pour in ammonia. The solution should be slightly concentrated. You only need 25 ml of the substance per 10 liters of water. The liquid should be used immediately, otherwise the main component will begin to evaporate. Ammonia must be used very carefully. Fertilize once a week throughout the growing season.
5. 5. Copper sulfate. Garlic is susceptible to various fungal infections that can lead to rot. To avoid this, you need to use copper sulfate. You will need 15 g of product per 10 liters of water. This is enough for 2 square meters. m. First you need to dilute copper sulfate in a small volume warm water, and after that increase the amount to 10 liters. Such disinfection should be carried out several days before planting the crop. After this, form a bed and cover plastic film. It should be removed only before planting.

Additionally, the green manure method is used. It involves growing garlic together with crops that will not only enrich the soil with useful substances, but also prevent the appearance of pests. They retain snow and help root crops survive severe frosts. White mustard is usually used. Among the legumes used are peas and beans. Green manure crops for garlic can also be cereals - rye, oats, wheat.

When using green manure, the soil must be prepared in the standard way. It is necessary to dig it up and lay down organic and mineral fertilizers. Additional treatment with copper sulfate is not required. The beds need to be watered and green manure crops planted. Sowing is done in a strip method next to the garlic holes. When the sprouts appear and their height is at least 20 cm, you can plant garlic.

Winter garlic is usually planted in the fall. In order to reap a rich harvest next season, you need to take care in advance of applying the right fertilizers.

Fertilizers are especially important if you grow garlic in the same place year after year without observing crop rotation.

Try to plant winter garlic where tomatoes, zucchini, pumpkins, squash, peas, beans, beans, carrots, beets or potatoes were previously grown.

The site should be prepared two weeks before planting the cloves. First of all, it is necessary to remove all plant debris (plant roots, fallen leaves) from the ground and pull out weeds. Then the soil is disinfected and the soil is thoroughly dug up. greater depth. For disinfection, I recommend using a solution of copper sulfate (1 tbsp per 10 liters of water).

Under no circumstances should you plant winter garlic in acidic soil, as this may later lead to premature yellowing of the foliage and loss of yield. Deoxidize the soil with chalk, lime or wood ash.

On heavy clay soils, for every 1 m2 you should also add 1 bucket of peat and 1 bucket of sand. On sandy soils, on the contrary, the soil is diluted with 1 bucket of clay broken into small fractions and 1 bucket of peat. If the site is located on peat bogs, add 1 bucket of sand and loam for each 1 m2.

Garlic loves organic and mineral fertilizers. Organics must be mature, not fresh. During autumn digging, 4 feeding schemes (per 1 m2) have proven to work well in practice:

1. 4 kg matured cow manure (or compost) + 25 g potassium salt + 35 g granulated double superphosphate.
2. 5 kg of humus + 20 g of superphosphate.
3. 20 g of potassium salt + 30 g of granulated superphosphate + half a bucket of humus.
4. 0.5 liters of crushed wood ash + 2 tbsp. l. potassium sulfate + 1 tbsp. l. double superphosphate + 1 bucket of humus.

In both cases, before application, organic matter must be evenly mixed with mineral fertilizers, then distributed over the surface of the soil and dug up.

Avoid applying large amounts of nitrogen fertilizers, as they will promote the germination of garlic already in the autumn before the arrival of frost.

If you don’t have any organic fertilizers in stock at all, buy a complex mineral fertilizer at your local gardening store.

Let me remind you that you need to plant garlic in central Russia from September 20 to October 15 (times are approximate, rely on the weather).

Garlic is one of the most popular vegetable crops all over the world. The root vegetable is known for its disinfectant properties. Widely used for medicinal purposes and as a seasoning in cooking. Is a natural preservative.

There are two types of garlic - winter, planted in the fall before winter, and spring - summer garlic, cultivated from the beginning of spring. To grow a healthy root vegetable with a long shelf life, you need to know how to feed garlic during the growing season. Fertilizer application during the growing season is also important.

Article outline

Characteristics of species

Spring garlic is planted for winter storage. Boarding time – early spring, the harvest period is from the end of July and throughout the month of August. Winter garlic is planted in the fall. Its shelf life is shorter; at optimal temperature and humidity, this species is stored for no more than the month of February. However, it germinates and ripens faster, especially with the correct application of garlic fertilizer. You can use young garlic as early as June.

Planting material for winter and spring species differs in appearance. The head of the winter species has a hard shaft, around which there are 4 – 10 fairly large teeth. The shell has a characteristic pink color, sometimes with a purple tint. Spring garlic does not have a stem, the cloves are small, arranged in rows, and there can be up to 20 pieces in the head.

Site selection and predecessors

Winter species develop better on light loams, summer ones - on sandy loam soils. When choosing a site, make sure that the place is well lit. The soil should be fertile, rich in humus. Therefore, fertilizing garlic in spring and summer, as well as adding fertilizers before planting, are required. Garlic is susceptible to fungal diseases; before planting, it is necessary to disinfect the soil and planting material.

The root crop does not like stagnant moisture, although this crop requires abundant watering. Planting should not be done in lowlands; the soil should be well-drained. To provide optimal conditions for growing garlic, plant it on raised beds up to 25 cm high and about 1 meter wide. Sowing is carried out using the strip method - 3-4 rows of tines are placed on one ridge.

Do not plant garlic after and, since these root crops have common diseases. When planning your plot, pay attention that the planting of onions and potatoes in the next season is not located next to the garlic beds. Legumes, zucchini, and pumpkin cucumbers will be good predecessors. You can plant garlic after tomatoes and early ripening varieties of cabbage.

Soil preparation - fertilizers for planting in autumn

Fertilizers for garlic for the winter can be applied starting in August and throughout September. Depending on the region, planting is carried out from mid-October to December. Winter garlic should have time to take root, but should not become green. In the northern regions, winter species are planted in the first half of October. IN middle lane planting is scheduled for the end of October - the first half of November. IN southern regions winter species are planted from mid-November until mid-December.

Fertilizers for spring garlic are also applied in the fall, but are assigned to the month of October. The same fertilizers made from organic matter and mineral additives are used for winter and summer varieties. The only difference is that fresh manure cannot be used for winter species, as it can become a source of disease.

Also, fresh organic matter has a bad effect on the development of the root crop itself. The head will become loose, the shell will have defects and damage. This type of garlic is poorly stored and is more susceptible to the growth of infections and pests. For spring species, fresh organic matter can be added in the fall; it will have time to rot and decompose by the beginning of the plant’s growing season. But spring fertilizing of garlic should be done only with rotted manure or humus.

Preparing the bed in the fall

Before feeding garlic planted before winter, it is necessary to improve the structure of the soil solution. To do this, on heavy clay soils add:

• 10 l of peat/10 l of coarse sand/1 m².

On peat bogs, the following is applied to prepare the soil:

• 10 liters of loamy soil/10 liters of sand/1 m².

On light sandy soils you will need:

• 20 l of clay soil/10 l of peat/1 m².

Autumn fertilizers and planting

After measures to improve the soil structure, fertilizers for garlic are immediately applied:

• 10 l of humus/15 g of double superphosphate/30 g of potassium sulfate/200 ml of dolomite flour/200 ml of wood ash/1 m².

Humus can be replaced with rotted compost, potassium sulfate - with any potash fertilizer, - with chalk. It is better to use ash from hardwood. You can completely exclude organic matter if garlic is planted on fertile black soil, as well as in cases where manure was applied to crops preceding garlic.

There is an opinion that fertilizers for winter garlic in the fall should contain nitrogen so that the plant takes root better. For this reason, many gardeners add additional urea or ammonium nitrate. This is dangerous, as nitrogen oversaturation may occur. The garlic will have time to sprout and, as a result, will freeze in the winter. A sufficient amount of nitrogen contains organic matter, which has already been added to the autumn digging.

If organic fertilizers for garlic have been excluded, you should not rush to add nitrogen-containing agrochemicals either. They are added only in cases of untimely, late planting of garlic for the winter, in order to quickly awaken the clove and speed up the process of its rooting. This technique will become justified in the northern regions, in conditions short summer and autumn:

• 10 g – 20 g /1 m².

Autumn feeding of garlic is carried out by digging. Fertilizers are evenly distributed over the area, then the earth is dug up to a depth of 15 cm - 20 cm, approximately half the bayonet of a shovel. The cloves are not planted immediately; the soil must settle. This will take 1.5 - 2 weeks. To speed up the process, the bed can be watered, then winter garlic can be planted in 3 to 5 days. Combine watering to shrink the soil with antiseptic measures to save time.

Note! Planting in loose soil will cause the garlic to bury itself. This will negatively affect the rooting of the root crop in the fall and its germination in the spring.

Antiseptic measures

Since garlic is susceptible to fungal diseases and rot, it is recommended to disinfect the soil solution after applying fertilizers and a few days before planting:

• 15 g copper sulfate/10 l/2 m².

The already formed bed is watered and covered with polyethylene until planting.

Note! first diluted in small quantities hot water and only then increase the volume to ten liters.

Green manure for garlic

The green manure method is extremely popular among gardeners today. There are ways to grow winter garlic with green manure crops that will not only enrich the soil with nutrients, but also distract pests. In addition, green manure will retain snow and help the root crop to better survive low temperatures. White mustard is most often used. You can also use cereal plants - oats, wheat, rye, as well as legumes - beans and peas.

In the case, the earth is prepared in the usual way, mineral-organic fertilizers are placed in the digging. But there is no need to treat the soil solution with copper sulfate. Water the bed for rapid settling and plant the selected green manure crop. Green manure should be sown in a strip method, along future rows with garlic.

When the green manure has sprung up and its height is at least 20 cm, you can plant garlic. If you missed the planting deadline and are afraid of not making it before the first frost, pour a little urea into the soil under green fertilizers or make a solution:

• 10 g urea/10 l/1 m².

Note! In this case, nitrogen fertilizers are used locally, only for green manure, so as not to harm future garlic plantings.

Complete feeding scheme in spring and summer

Fertilizing winter garlic in the spring completely coincides with fertilizers for spring varieties. The only difference is that the shoots of winter species appear earlier, and therefore the first feeding of winter garlic is carried out in early spring. Otherwise, the general fertilizer application scheme is valid for all types:

1. with the appearance of the first shoots - in early spring;
2. in spring, with an interval of 2 weeks after the first feeding;
3. in the head formation phase - carried out in the second half of June;

Additionally, garlic is fed leaf by leaf if there are signs of deficiency. nutrients.

Since the root crop does not like stagnant water, fertilizer for garlic is applied in spring and summer along with watering. Organics are rarely used, because they cause the proliferation of fungal infections. On depleted soils where there is not enough humus, you can use ready-made mineral fertilizers with the addition of humates. Humates are used to feed the roots and leaves.

First feeding

In early spring, the first feeding of garlic is carried out. This procedure is intended to stimulate the growth of green mass; simple nitrogen-containing agrochemicals are used, for example, urea or ammonium nitrate:

• 15 g urea/10 l/3 m².

Complex mineral supplements are also used for the second feeding.

Second feeding

The second feeding of garlic in the spring also contains nitrogen, but it’s time to add phosphorus and potassium to the garlic, which are necessary for the formation of the head. Potassium and phosphorus take a long time to decompose; they must be added in advance. For irrigation, use a solution prepared from a complete complex fertilizer:

• 30 g nitrophoska/10 l/3 m².

Note! Fertilizing with nitrogen-containing compounds should be stopped until mid-June. At this time, the underground part of the root crop begins to form.

Third feeding

In the second half of June, garlic needs potassium and phosphorus. If you apply nitrogen fertilizer to the plant at this time, the growth of tops will increase and the garlic will begin to bolt. This will affect the size of the root crop and the yield in general. The third feeding of garlic in the summer is usually done with superphosphate and potassium salt:

• 30 g simple superphosphate/15 g potassium sulfate/10 l/2 m².

Potassium sulfate can be replaced with wood ash:

• 200 ml/10 l/2 m².

You can also apply separate fertilizers, the main thing is to maintain a minimum interval of 2 weeks between applications. Wood ash is also used to pollinate (dust) the tops. To do this, ash is mixed with fine-grained sand in equal proportions.

Garlic - first steps in spring

Spraying

Foliar feeding of garlic is necessary as an additional measure when there are signs of nutritional deficiency. For example, if the green mass becomes lighter, it means there is not enough potassium. In this case, you can dust with ash or spray with potassium salt.

If the tops turn yellow and dry out, there is a lack of nitrogen. To eliminate the problem, spraying with urea is carried out. Also yellow indicates a lack of moisture. Do not forget to water the garlic on time and do not neglect watering when spraying.

Note! For foliar feeding of garlic, the doses of mineral supplements should be halved compared to root feeding.

How to grow garlic

Folk recipes

Experienced farmers know how to feed garlic when the tops turn yellow and dry out. Plants lack nitrogen. But giving additional doses of this element with agrochemicals is fraught with the accumulation of nitrates in products. Therefore, between the main feedings, additional ones are carried out from natural components. Feeding garlic with yeast or herbal infusion has proven to be excellent. Infusions saturate the soil with nitrogen, improve its structure and composition:

• 100 g yeast/10 l/3 m²;
• ¼ ten-liter bucket of grass/7 l – 8 l of water/3 m².

Both infusions are aged for 24 hours, filtered and then applied undiluted in the garden beds.

Availability of sufficient quantity minerals- a necessary condition for the harmonious development of garlic - a healthy and tasty vegetable crop used to prepare large quantities culinary dishes. Therefore, it is important for summer residents to have an idea of ​​the intricacies of fertilizing beds with garlic and the features of feeding its seedlings.

What to feed garlic in July?

Each involves the application of a certain type of fertilizer. Knowing what to feed onions and garlic in July and what to feed in June, the farmer will be able to achieve maximum yield and excellent quality of the bulbs. In the middle of summer, when it's standing outside heat and beds with garlic are warmed by the rays of the sun, the plant needs full mineral fertilizer. This can be nitroammophos fertilizer prepared in the following proportion - two tablespoons of fertilizer per bucket of water.

When garlic begins to form cloves, it needs phosphorus-potassium supplementation, the substances in which stimulate the formation of large bulbs.

Garlic is turning yellow - what to water and feed with?

In mid-summer, farmers may see well-watered and well-tended garlic shoots lose vitality and turn yellow. This phenomenon signals a lack of magnesium. You can compensate for the deficiency of this valuable mineral by adding a solution of magnesium sulfate (100-200 grams of dry matter per 10 liters of water). Similar symptoms occur when crops are damaged by nematodes. In this case, summer residents should arm themselves with simple table salt. With its strong solution you need to wash the leaves of the plant and irrigate the soil around it.

Rules for applying fertilizing

Farmers striving for a high-quality harvest need to know how to feed garlic in spring and autumn. This plant needs a large amount of organic matter, so the beds need to be prepared for planting in the fall by adding compost and humus flavored with ash to the soil. Also, when preparing beds for garlic, ready-made potash or phosphorus fertilizers and rotted manure can be used.

Adding humus to the garden bed

Number of feedings

In the spring, farmers must apply at least three fertilizers. At the same time, the fertilizing period differs for winter and spring crops. Particularly in the spring winter plant will experience a deficiency of minerals, so a week after the snow melts, the summer resident will need to feed it for the first time. need the first feeding after about 4-5 leaves have formed above the ground. Repeated feeding of plants is carried out no earlier than two weeks after the first procedure.

Final feeding also has its own specifics. For spring and winter garlic, it is carried out at different times, so the farmer needs to monitor the degree of formation of plants and individually select the date for applying fertilizers for them.

Choosing the timing and composition of fertilizers

Depending on the stage of vegetative development, the nature of fertilizing varies greatly. So, until the formation of cloves, the plant needs to be fed with nitrogen mixtures, and then with potassium-phosphorus solutions. It is best to apply them along with irrigation water.

Garlic ash and fertilizer and disease prevention

In some cases, it is necessary to add bird droppings or urea solution to the soil. The farmer can tell that the time has come for such fertilizers by the shrunken appearance of the seedlings. Potassium fertilizer will help in the fight against lightening of garlic leaves, and if the plant turns yellow, you can use fertilizer based on ammonium nitrate.

What are foliar feedings?

Along with the root method of fertilizing, summer residents can practice foliar feeding. They work in the following way: when sprayed on the leaves and stems of a plant, the nutrients from their composition are quickly absorbed and well absorbed. The foliar method is simple and effective, therefore it is widely used in many farms engaged in the cultivation of onions and garlic.

Foliar feeding of garlic

Spraying garlic with fertilizer should not replace traditional fertilizing. Its purpose is to supplement them and increase the efficiency of the supply of valuable nutrients to the plant. It is recommended to spray twice - during the period of active growth of garlic. It is better to choose cloudy but dry days for the procedure.

What to choose for feeding?

When feeding winter garlic before winter, a summer resident may give preference to organic and mineral fertilizers. Among them are:

- superphosphate;
- urea;
- potassium salt;
— combined fertilizers containing potassium, phosphorus and nitrogen;
- rotted mullein;
- slurry;
- ash, etc.

Video: how to feed garlic for good growth

Despite the fact that the agricultural technology for growing onions and garlic is largely similar. Therefore, feeding these plants can be carried out in parallel, using the same fertilizers. In addition, identical concentrations of fertilizers are used for root and foliar feeding methods. But in order to get the best result, the farmer needs to monitor the condition of onion and garlic seedlings in the beds and promptly respond to signs indicating a deficiency of nutrients and minerals.

The famous proverb advises us to prepare a sleigh in the summer, but summer residents begin to work with beds at the end of the season. Then, with the arrival of a new planting period, you can hope for a good harvest. Preparing the bed for the process is not difficult, but to get a good harvest you will have to try.

How to prepare a bed for planting garlic?

It is recommended to prepare a bed for garlic about a month to a month and a half before planting. It is difficult to name specific dates, since cold weather occurs differently in each region. But most often this period falls at the end of summer - beginning of autumn. Your task is to track weather forecasts in the region and choose a time when permanent cold weather is about a month away. It is dangerous to start planting earlier, as the seeds may hatch.

1. The place for the garden bed must be located on a small hill, well lit sun rays. Then in the spring this place will be well warmed by the sun.
2. When it comes to preparing a bed for garlic before winter, we must not forget about crop rotation. If onions, tomatoes or potatoes grew in the chosen place, it is unsuitable. Only after three years we boldly plant garlic in that place.
3. Before you prepare a bed for garlic in the fall, it’s a good idea to literally test the soil. This crop will grow well in soils with neutral acidity. For clay soil, we choose peat as an additive; sand and expanded clay will correct heavy clogged soils. At this stage it is a good idea to add organic matter. Never use fresh manure, this will only harm the seeds. The preparation of the bed for garlic will be completed by adding copper sulfate. This will save your plantings from fungus. After such soil treatment, we cover the beds with film and wait for the right weather to arrive.

According to the diagram above, you need to prepare a bed for garlic in the fall, then dig everything properly to a depth of at least 20 cm. Digging is followed by leveling with a rake and compacting. When preparing beds for winter garlic, it is important to thoroughly clean everything of weeds and constantly monitor this point. Then in early spring all your efforts will not be undone by the rapid growth of weeds, and the harvest will be of high quality and good quality.