When to plant garlic before winter according to the lunar calendar

Favorable planting days

It is well known that it is necessary to plant garlic in the fall in such a way that the cloves have time to take root enough, form a good root system, but do not get the opportunity to germinate before they enter winter. Therefore, planting should be done about a month before the onset of frost. This period occurs in late September - early October. This is an auspicious time for winter garlic. If we look at the lunar calendar, we will see that according to this source, garlic should be planted for the winter in October, namely on the 25th and 26th.

In order for the garlic planted for the winter to give the expected harvest, you need to responsibly approach the selection and preparation of the site. The future bed should be carefully dug up and mineral fertilizers or humus should be applied.

The choice of high-quality seed also deserves no less attention. Only large and healthy slices can be planted for the winter, without visible damage. When you plan to plant garlic, you should not disassemble the head in advance, selecting the best cloves. This should be done just before the garlic leaves for the garden.

How to choose a variety for winter

It goes without saying that only winter varieties are suitable for planting for the winter, spring varieties cannot be planted in the fall. Consider several varieties of varieties that are most popular in the ranks of Russian summer residents.

Gribovskiy is a winter variety prone to shooting, resistant to bacterial infections affecting the bulbs. One head forms up to 12 teeth, with a total weight of up to 60 grams. The taste of Gribovsky garlic is spicy.

Jubilee is a universal, early maturing and high-yielding variety, resistant to all kinds of diseases and pests. This variety has a medium keeping quality.

Polessky is a frost-resistant variety, perfect for planting in the fall: even in severe frosts, when the temperature drops below normal, shoots give more than 95% of the cloves planted for the winter.

Otradnensky is another versatile variety that survives even a long winter perfectly, so it can be safely planted in the fall. The variety is prone to shooting, but highly resistant to pests and diseases.

Skif is a mid-season, high-yielding winter variety with medium-sized bulbs, the small size of which is more than compensated for by their taste and marketability.

Petrovsky is a mid-ripening, spicy variety of garlic, characterized by mid-ripening and large heads.

Planting secrets

The teeth should be planted in one row, burying them into the soil by about 7 cm, maintaining a distance of 10 cm from each other. Do not compact the soil around the plantings too much: when the soil is very compacted, this delays the development of plants.

Those beds on which you plan to plant a crop must be fertilized with humus in advance. Do not use fresh manure as fertilizer - by feeding winter varieties in this way, you can provoke the development of pathogenic bacteria, which will negatively affect not only the quantity, but also the quality of the crop.

When choosing a place for garlic, pay attention to who was its predecessor: the crop grows best in those beds where pumpkins, legumes, cabbage or potatoes grew in front of it.

When planting garlic in the fall, do not do it in low-lying areas with high humidity. The fact is that the root system of this culture is prone to decay, so when the teeth are planted for the winter in an excessively damp place, you risk being left without a crop.

Don't forget to carefully calibrate the teeth before planting. In no case do not plant seed with obvious signs of parasite or disease infestation - in this case you will not see a crop.

When you plant garlic in October, do not be lazy and mulch the beds, thus protecting the seedlings from frost. But when the calendar shows the first warm spring days, do not forget to remove the protective layer of mulch, otherwise the plants may simply dry out.

Winter varieties prefer to grow on sandy loam soil. Be sure to consider this when choosing a landing site.

Taking into account all the tips outlined, and also not forgetting to look at the calendar of lunar activity from time to time, you will confidently and without hassle grow an excellent harvest, which even experienced farmers and agronomists can envy. The main thing is not to be afraid of difficulties and boldly go towards your goal!

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