Almost all summer residents grow winter garlic on their plots.
It is very popular for its sharp and bitter taste and is consumed with great pleasure.
Garlic is added to marinades and other dishes, and it is also very beneficial for health.
Usually garlic is planted before winter in autumn, before the first frosts. And to get a good harvest of garlic, it is very important to properly care for it in the spring. But inexperienced gardeners make many mistakes that can be detrimental to its growth.
Proper watering
If garlic crops are not watered sufficiently, you cannot expect a good harvest.
The plant can withstand this shortage, but the heads will grow small and will not be juicy.
With sufficient and regular watering in the spring, it will grow fragrant, juicy and large in size.
Proper feeding
At constant positive temperatures, garlic shoots begin to actively grow green mass. Therefore, it is important to feed it with fertilizers so that it forms large and juicy heads.
The first feeding should be done 7 days after the snow cover melts. The second one should be done two weeks after the first one. A complex fertilizer with nitrogen content is suitable. In spring, feed garlic every 3 weeks.
Pest control
In spring, it is necessary to treat garlic in time from harmful insects and harmful microorganisms.
This can be done with rock salt. Dissolve 300 grams of salt in 10 liters of water, let it sit and water the garlic crops at the root and spray the green leaves of the plant.
Loosening the soil
In spring, after the snow melts, garlic crops sprout from the ground very early. Therefore, it is important to loosen the soil around the seedling and between the rows to provide it with oxygen.
