Fertilizer for garlic in summer - wood ash
Woody ash widely used in horticulture. When growing garlic, this fertilizer is applied in the summer, in mid-June, when the plant forms a garlic head.
In order to get a good harvest of garlic, you must:
- carry out regular watering and loosening of the soil;
- mulching a bed of garlic;
- the introduction of phosphorus-potassium fertilizers into the soil.
In the middle of summer, you must definitely stop making nitrogen fertilizers under the garlic, since during this period, due to an excess of nitrogen, developed green tops will form, and there will be no good harvest of garlic. Only potash and phosphorus fertilizers are applied to the soil. Potassium and phosphorus are needed to form a large head of garlic.
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Feeding garlic with ash
It is in ash that potassium and phosphorus are found in large quantities. Garlic is fed with an ash solution. To prepare a solution, 100 g of ash is diluted in 10 liters of water.
You can also use ash extraction. To prepare it, use half the amount of mineral fertilizer, and the solution is brought to a boil.
Plants must be watered with a product at room temperature. Top dressing is carried out every two weeks before harvesting. In order to get a good harvest of garlic, feeding is not enough.
Garlic care for a good harvest
If your site is dominated by loam, then after frequent rains, the soil becomes dense. Because of this, the root system of garlic cannot absorb nutrients, so the tips of its feathers turn yellow.
In order to cope with yellowing of garlic feathers, regularly loosen the soil, and also add wood ash to the garden to improve the structure of the soil. The yellowing of the leaves can be caused by a lack of iron, therefore, iron-containing fertilizers are applied along with the ash.
Wood ash is a good remedy for fungal diseases that affect garlic. It is sprayed with a solution of ash and soap to combat downy mildew.
Most often, the defeat occurs in mid-June, when weeds grow. In order to reduce the risk of mold damage, the garden must be weeded out.
In June, garlic shoots arrows, so the middle of summer is the time to remove them. Garlic arrows must be cut off so that no hemp remains on the tops.
In this case, the plant will spend energy only on the formation of a garlic head. If the arrows are not removed, the yield will be much less. Arrows of garlic can be frozen and added to salads in winter.
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