When to harvest spring garlic correctly

Cleaning time

The timing when it is necessary to harvest spring garlic is very different from the collection of winter varieties. Its winter relative takes root in the autumn and begins the growing season in the spring.

Those prongs that were planted in the spring need additional care for a high-quality harvest in the future. Besides a calendar that recommends harvest dates, there are a number of visual signs. From them you can determine that it's time to remove the heads:

• about 75% of the tops begins to turn yellow and tend to the ground;
• the teeth are easily separated from each other;
• the bulb is covered with a characteristic shade and consists of three layers of easily detachable scales.

On average, it is advised to dig up spring garlic in early August. This is about 120 days after germination.

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How to dig it right

In addition, it is very important to understand when to dig out the crop and how to do it correctly, how the harvest itself is carried out.

In order to preserve the quality of garlic, there are a number of features on how to dig up the bulbs correctly:

• When the first signs of ripening appear, the heads should be freed from the ground, partially. This will help in the future easier to remove them from the garden.
• A week before digging out the crop, you must completely stop watering. This will allow the soil to dry out. In addition, excess moisture can provoke the development of fungal diseases or rotting of garlic.
• To remove garlic, a fine, dry and warm day will do. The process is done quickly, preferably in the evening or morning.
• When they are going to harvest, they first dig in with a pitchfork or a shovel, but this process is done very carefully so as not to damage the heads.
• If the tops are strong enough, you can use them to pull the garlic up. If it breaks, then the separation from the ground will have to be done with your hands.
• When the garlic has been removed from the soil, it cannot be thrown; it should be carefully laid out in a basket or other container.
• The topmost layer must be cleaned of the ground, each head is carefully examined in order to remove the diseased culture in time.
• Before being sent for storage, the garlic should be dried after harvesting.

How to store it correctly

In addition, it is important to know how to dig out the crop, you need to have information about the correct storage of garlic. Here are some guidelines for this:

• When the dried and pre-prepared garlic is moved indoors, check for good air circulation. This will help protect from high humidity, which has a detrimental effect on the crop. At high humidity in the room, pathogenic organisms develop, which provoke "disease" and decay.
• It is very important to maintain the correct temperature. Spring garlic is sensitive to sudden changes.The best is a stable temperature from +2 to + 4 ° С or about + 20 ° С, but again constant.
• In addition to good ventilation, garlic should be placed so that it does not feel very crowded. Very often they use braiding or wreaths when they are sent for safekeeping, so each head has a good opportunity to receive fresh air.
• If storage is supposed to be in a glass container, then a natural air absorber, for example, coarse salt, should be added.

Storage methods

There are several ways to preserve a spring variety and prolong its life and health benefits. As mentioned, every head needs free access to oxygen. So, one of the methods is braiding.

For this, a small stem and the onion itself are left, and all unnecessary is eliminated. Weaving starts at the bottom, new onions are gradually added. As a rule, a loop is made so that the garlic is easy to hang. There are a lot of places where it is "defined", the main thing is to remember about temperature changes.

You can store garlic in bunches, for example, before entering the house. When you enter a room, a beautiful and useful composition pleases the eye. To do this, leave stems that can be collected in a bunch.

A common method is to store in stockings or nets, but for this, a dry and cool place is chosen. With all this, it is necessary to regularly conduct an audit for damaged heads.

A wicker basket will help to extend the shelf life very conveniently and very effectively. In it, the preservation is improved and prolonged due to the free circulation of air.

If you use additional products that help absorb moisture, then you can store it in sterilized glass dishes, boxes.

In the middle lane, garlic is not particularly whimsical in growing and ripening, it is important not to miss the timing of its harvesting, and then the storage duration and quality of the spring variety will be at the best level.

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