How to plant garlic? Steps and time to plant garlic

Garlic is a herbaceous plant of the genus Allium in the Liliaceae family. It is also called garlic, garlic head, giant garlic, gourd, single garlic, single-headed garlic, etc. Garlic has a unique flavor, can increase appetite and has the functions of sterilization and disease prevention. It is one of the seasoning plants planted in small vegetable gardens and balcony pots in every household. It is deeply loved by consumers and is cultivated in various parts of the country.

Garlic likes coolness and is a cold-resistant crop, but it is not drought-resistant and afraid of high temperatures. The suitable growth temperature is between 12-26 degrees. It has certain requirements for the soil and is suitable for planting in loose, fertile, well-drained soil, and the planting site must have sufficient light.

Garlic planting time

Garlic likes a warm growing environment and is suitable for sowing in September-October in autumn . Green garlic can be sown in August . Garlic is generally not very strict about the sowing period, as long as the temperature is around 15 degrees, it can be sown.

How to grow garlic

1. Garlic preparation

Peel the garlic and select the better cloves for sowing . In order to increase the germination speed, you can cut off the harder part of the root of the garlic clove, and then cut a hole at the top of the garlic clove, which will help speed up the germination of our garlic.

2. Land preparation

Then start to prepare the land. When planting garlic, it is best to choose sandy soil or loam. We can turn the land over, apply some organic fertilizer, and then turn the land evenly.

3. Sowing garlic

It is best to sow garlic in rows , using a furrow opener to dig furrows about 5 cm deep and 15 to 20 cm apart. Stand the garlic upright in the soil, with its tip facing upward and the root about one centimeter into the soil. Try to keep the garlic upright so that the garlic seedlings can grow evenly.