How to grow garlic?

Aug 21, 2024

Land preparation:

Select breathable and well-drained soil, cultivate it 20-25 cm deep, apply 6000kg of decomposed high-quality organic fertilizer or 4000kg of decomposed chicken manure, and mix 50kg of ammonium phosphate, 35-40kg of potassium sulfate and 1-1.5kg of zinc sulfate.
Leveling the land to do the ridge, the width of 160cm, the length of about 6-10m.
Seed Selection:

Choose a healthy, disease-free garlic bulb and place it in a warm, moist environment to promote germination.
Choose non-malformed, full, large garlic cloves as seed balls.
Plant:

Sow in the fall or spring. The northern region is suitable for autumn planting, because it allows the garlic to better winter; There is no cold winter in the south, so you should plant in early spring.
When planting, each planting point needs to have 2 to 3 cloves of garlic, the interval between the two needs to be about 20 cm, and the depth should be maintained about 2 to 3 cm.
Cover the seeds with a layer of ash.
Watering and fertilizing:

After the garlic is planted, water the soil to keep it moist.
When the seedlings grow 3 leaves, the whole plant is sprayed with 20 mg 1 kg of gibberellin.
Management:

The soil should be kept moist after spring. Irrigation should be used to replenish water to prevent excessive dryness of the soil. During stem elongation and bulb stage, water often to avoid slow plant growth.
On the basis of applying foot fertilizer and pouring foot water, the early stage is generally no longer watered and fertilizing, and appropriate water and fertilizer management is carried out when the garlic seedlings grow to about 15 cm.
Through the above steps and methods, garlic can be grown effectively and ensure its healthy growth and high yield and quality harvest.

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