What to do with a garden bed after harvesting winter garlic: many gardeners forget

12.07.2023 20:30

Some are already beginning to harvest winter garlic, while others are planning this important event for the near future.

Therefore, it is worth knowing what is important to do with the soil after this process.

An important point is that after this it will be possible to harvest another crop of other crops, clarifies the expert of the online publication BelNovosti, agronomist and landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh .

What is recommended to do

Disinfection

It is strongly recommended not to start planting other crops without this procedure. For this reason, it is important to carry out disinfection correctly.

This will make the soil suitable for harvesting. The simplest options are a weak solution of potassium permanganate or copper sulfate.

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Enrichment

It will be important to carry out the process of digging the soil and adding various nutrients at this time, since the soil will be extremely poor.

You can choose suitable complex fertilizers.

Landing

You can limit yourself to planting green manure crops so that the soil definitely rests and improves its quality. Suitable options include mustard, phacelia, oats, barley and rye. You can also pay attention to rapeseed, buckwheat and various types of legumes.

If you want to harvest, you can pay attention to various types of salads, dill, parsley, cilantro.

Author: Marina Michalap Internet resource editor

Content
  1. What is recommended to do
  2. Disinfection
  3. Enrichment
  4. Landing