Chinese garlic: planting and care

Even on the smallest plot you can find at least one garden bed with garlic. This vegetable is loved by absolutely all the gardeners. Without garlic, you can not imagine almost any dish. There is a huge amount of variety, but today we will pay attention to one. We will learn what Chinese garlic is and how to grow it in our latitudes.

Myth or Reality

To begin with it is necessary to talk about opinion of the public. And she, as you know, is not quite thrilled with such a vegetable. There are reasons why Russian farmers are afraid of growing Chinese garlic in their plots. We will get to know them better:

1. Strangely enough, the most common problem is related to psychology. Russians are afraid that if this is China, then there will be no quality. And what can we say about taste.
2. Many people believe that all Chinese garlic is genetically modified.
3. This species is not adapted to our harsh climate.

There is also a downside to the coin. Scientists conducted research, during which the following information was obtained:

1. When sown in our climate, most of Chinese garlic grows well.
2. Garlic of Chinese breeders is considered spring. In the future, the vegetable reproduces well.
3. Rises much faster than our local varieties.

If you're curious about the name of Chinese garlic at home, we'll tell you about it. Farmers from China call this vegetable only as "Xiangshin".

Apparently, this garlic is considered not only useful, but also popular. About him constantly talking and arguing. And we turn to the following interesting facts.

How to find out?

Going to the store or to the market for vegetables, there you can find different varieties of garlic. If you look closely, everyone has a different appearance. Do you know the types of Chinese garlic and how to distinguish it from everyone else?

This vegetable from the Middle Kingdom can be determined by the following external signs:

• The head is of even round shape;
• In the middle of the head there is no rod, this proves that in front of you is a spring kind of garlic.

If you decide to try to grow this garlic yourself, we will help you.

Spring or winter

Before you begin to plant garlic, determine its grade. Chinese garlic is a spring representative. It can be recognized by the following characteristic features:

• Small size of denticles;
• Spring garlic is located in at least two rows;
• The color of the denticles is white, but there is also a light purple hue;
• Absence of a rigid rod in the middle.

Landing

Plant Chinese garlic in early spring. He well tolerates early frosts. The ideal bed is as follows:

1. The place should be elevated.
2. Through the garden, remove the ground. The depth should not be greater than the bayonet bayonet.
3. Put on the bottom of the garden straw, old leaves or weeds. You can add manure. From above all the filler beds should be treated with nitrogen fertilizer. This will help organic decompose quickly.
4. Bury the earth - and you can proceed to the next point.

Before landing, there is one step left. You need to prepare cloves of garlic. Do this as follows:

1. Divide the head into small denticles.
2. Clean them completely from the skin.
3. Disinfect the planting material in a solution of copper sulfate. To do this, in 10 liters of water, dissolve 10 grams of the substance.
4. Garlic is ready for planting.

Now treat the treated denticles to a depth of about 10 centimeters. The distance between the rows should be at least 20 centimeters. So it will be convenient to take care of garlic and rake the ground from the roots of the plant.

Care

Chinese garlic needs good watering. If there is dry and sunny weather, then for each square meter of the garden should be 13 liters of water. When August comes, you can stop moistening the soil completely. Mandatory care should include additional fertilizing. For the entire season you only need to fertilize the vegetable twice:

1. Immediately after landing. To do this, dilute the special agent "Humate +7 iodine". Add the drug to the watering can with water.
2. The second fertilizer is done in 2-3 weeks. To do this, use diluted mullein or urea.

If it grows poorly, then you can add a couple of additional dressings.

On the garden

When the Chinese garlic has grown, you can evaluate its appearance. It is significantly different from other varieties. Unlike other representatives of this:

• Wide feather;
• Yellow-green color tone.

If you want to get a vegetable faster than your neighbors, then give preference to a variety such as Chinese garlic. Cultivation is simple, but in return you will get a good harvest.

Collection and storage

And now your garlic is ripe. You can start harvesting. This is done when the leaves are completely all turned yellow. Then it is necessary:

1. Dig out all the garlic.
2. Dry it.

Store the garlic in a woven form. So it can be used as an edible decoration.

So, you learned not only about the name of Chinese garlic at home, but everything about its cultivation, care and storage.