How to plant garlic to make the harvest happy?
Of course, if you are an experienced hostess, then such a question as "how to plant garlic" will be too simple for you and may even cause a smile, but if you are just starting to "make friends" with the garden, then the following recommendations will definitely come in handy. There is nothing complicated in this process ...
We select seed material - only teeth from good, large heads, of the correct shape, not empty inside and in the husk, are suitable for planting. Do not be lazy to explore every clove!
Preparing the ground for planting garlic:
- you should choose areas where spring melt water does not linger;
- the earth should be prepared in the fall - dug up;
- when digging - be sure to fertilize - with complex fertilizer or ammonium sulfate (according to the instructions);
- level the ground;
- outline the lines (row spacing should be 45 cm).
If you are going to plant winter varieties of garlic, then this should be done in late September-early October.
It is necessary to plant the cloves so that the distance between them is 10 cm, and the depth is at least 8 cm (otherwise there will be a possibility of freezing of your plantings).
If you want to plant a spring garlic variety, then the time for this is early spring. In this case, the width between the rows is 30 cm, and between the teeth - 8 cm.The teeth should be planted to a depth of 5 cm.
If the soil is dry, it can be watered.
As you can see, in fact, there is nothing complicated. Of course, do not forget about the main point - any work in the land must be done with love and from the heart, in a good mood, then the harvest will surely please you and arouse the envy of the neighbors.