Garlic, as an indispensable spice of cooking, has a unique taste. The right way to grow garlic not only allows you to reap full, high-quality garlic, but also the pleasure of growing it. So how do we grow garlic right
Choosing is the first key to good garlic. A garlic with a head full of garlic and no pest or disease is to be selected as a garlic seed. As a rule, verbs and garlic are greasy and suitable for cultivation in areas that like greasy garlic; verbs are smaller than greasy, but they are more mild and popular in places where garlic requirements are less intense. The selection of garlic is to be split into individual garlic, remove damaged or too small garlic, and ensure that every garlic has good growth potential。
The preparation of the land is essential before the planting of garlic. Land is selected as flat, well-drained and fertile. Garlic prefers neutral to micro-acid soil environments with ph values between 6. 0 and 7. 5. Before planting, the land is poached in depths of about 20-30 cm, which can break down the bottom of the plow and increase the air and water retention of the soil. At the same time, in combination with deep cultivation, 3000 - 5,000 kg of fully decomposed organic fat per acre, such as pig dung, cow dung, etc., can be added 50 - 100 kg of calcium perphosphate and 20 - 30 kg of potassium sulphate to provide a sufficient nutrient base for garlic growth。
The timing of garlic cultivation varies from region to region. In the north, average daily temperatures are stabilized at 3 - 6°c, usually in the middle of march, usually after the spring soil has been unfrozen. This is due to the cold winter in the north and the vulnerability of autumn cultivation to freezing. In the south, the climate is relatively warm and suitable for planting in the autumn, usually in late september and early october. Temperature and light conditions at this time facilitate the growth of the garlic root system and the separation of the stem。
When seeding, care is taken to ensure reasonable planting density. Run the ditches at a distance of 20 - 25 centimetres and 10 - 15 centimetres. And it shall be inserted vertically into the earth, and it shall be sprout upwards, so that it may flow out smoothly. After seeding, cover a layer of 1 - 2 centimetres of fine earth, with light pressure, and then pour water and keep the soil wet for the growth of garlic petals。
Water management is one of the key links in the growth of garlic. During the gestation period, the soil is kept humid, usually watered every three to five days to ensure that garlic can absorb the lumber successfully. During infancy, water is properly controlled, root systems are promoted downward, and garlic seedlings are prevented, and water is poured every 7 - 10 days. As it enters the long-term stretching of the garlic and the expansion of the mast, it is the period when the garlic grows with the greatest amount of water required to ensure an adequate water supply, watering every 5-7 days and maintaining the soil in a moist state. However, care must be taken to avoid the accumulation of water, which should be drained in time after the rains, and to prevent the decay of garlic petals as a result of the accumulation of water。
Rational fertilization is an important measure to ensure garlic production and quality. When the garlic seed grows to 4 - 5 leafs, the first fat hunt is made, with 10 - 15 kg of urea per acre to promote the growth of garlic. When the garlic begins to divide, a second pursuit of fat should be carried out, mainly with potassium phosphate, with a compound fertilizer of 20 - 30 kg per acre, which promotes the growth of the garlic and the expansion of the rod. After the garlic harvest, a third fertilisation was carried out, with potassium sulphate 10 - 15 kg per acre to meet the nutrient demand of the post-breeding stage. In addition, leaf-face fattening, such as the spraying of 0. 2% - 0. 3% potassium phosphate solution, which is sprayed every 7 - 10 days and repeated 2 - 3 times, improves the quality and yield of garlic。
The cultivation of grass is also a task that cannot be overlooked in the garlic process. During the pre-breeding phase of garlic, a combination of water and water is used for medium farming at a depth of 3-5 cm, both to defusing the soil, to increase its permeability and to remove weeds and to reduce the competition between weed and garlic for nutrients and moisture. When farming in china, care is taken to avoid damaging the roots of garlic. As garlic grows, it is necessary to remove the weeds from the fields in time, keep them clean and create a good environment for garlic growth。
Pest management is an important safeguard for ensuring the healthy growth of garlic. Most common diseases are folicosis, asymptomosis, root disease, etc. For folate and grey disease, 50 per cent of polymixable humid powder 500 - 600 times the fluid or 70 per cent of methyl tobuzin humid powder 800 - 1,000 times the fluid can be sprayed every 7 - 10 days and 2 - 3 times continuously. The prevention and treatment of root causes is focused on soil disinfection and rational rotation, which can be treated with the use of virulent or mercuric root。
In pests, garlic maggots, parrots are more common. The control of garlic maggots can be ploughed with thiophos-methyl particles before seeding, or trichlorfon can be ploughed with roots at the beginning of the maggots. In the case of aphids, physical induction can be carried out with the use of blue decoys and the application of chemical agents such as ethylidobicides and brominated diphenylamide, with care to rotate the use of the agents to avoid insect resistance。
When garlic leaves begin to turn yellow and the mantle is soft, it means that garlic is about to mature for harvest. Usually 20-30 days after the garlic harvest. The harvest is premature, the garlic is not sufficiently swelled and yields are low; the harvest is too late and the garlic is easy to disperse, affecting commerciality. When harvesting, garlic is carefully extracted from the soil with a small hoe or shovel to avoid damage to the garlic as much as possible。
Digged garlic must be laid in the fields for 2-3 days, drying up garlic and garlic, which is good for storage. Be careful not to tan, so that garlic leaves can be covered with each other and only the roots. They then cut the stubble and the excessive length of the leaves and grade the garlic by size and store it separately. In order to maintain a dry, ventilated, low-temperature storage environment, garlic can be placed in a net or knitted bag, hung in a well-ventilated place, or stored in a cellar or freezer, at temperatures of 0-5°c and with a relative humidity of 60 - 70%, thereby increasing the storage time for garlic and reducing the occurrence of gerries and decay。
The planting of good garlic requires patience and care, and each link is closely linked and indispensable to the selection of seeds, to the ground, to the management measures in the growth process, and to the final harvest and storage. With proper methods and techniques of planting, good-quality, productive garlic can be harvested to meet the demand of daily food and even shared among relatives and friends。
