To prepare a sledge for us the famous proverb advises in the summer, well, with the beds the summer residents begin to work at the end of the season. Then, with the arrival of a new period of planting, one can hope for a good harvest. Preparation of beds for winter garlic is a simple process, but you will have to try to get a good harvest.
How to prepare a bed for planting garlic?
To prepare the beds for garlic is recommended approximately for a month and a half before landing. It is difficult to name specific dates, since in each region the cold comes in different ways. But most often this period falls on the end of summer - the beginning of autumn. Your task is to track the weather forecasts in the region, and choose the time when about a month will remain until the constant chills. It's dangerous to start landing first, because the seeds can get through.
With regard directly to the recommendations on the preparation of beds for winter garlic, there are clear rules and guidelines for action:
- The place for the garden must necessarily be on a small hill, well illuminated by the sun's rays. Then in the spring this place warms the sun well.
- In the issue of preparing beds for garlic under winter, one should not forget about crop rotation. If on a chosen place grew onions, tomatoes or potatoes, it is unsuitable. Only after three years boldly we put garlic in that place.
- Before you prepare a bed for garlic in the fall, it's a good idea to feel the soil in a literal sense. This culture will grow well on soils with neutral acidity. For clay soil as an additive we choose peat, sand with expanded clay, correct heavy clogged earth. At this stage, it's good to introduce organic. Never use fresh manure, it will only harm the seeds. Complete the preparation of beds for garlic will be the introduction of copper sulfate. This will save your planting from the fungus. After this treatment of the soil, we cover the beds with a film and wait for the arrival of the necessary weather.
According to the scheme above, you need to prepare a bed for garlic in the autumn, then you should dig all to a depth of at least 20 cm. The digging is followed by raking and tamping. It is important during the preparation of beds for winter garlic thoroughly to clean everything from the weed and constantly monitor this moment. Then in the early spring all your efforts will not be crossed out by the rapid growth of weeds, and the harvest will be qualitative and sound.