The Latest Guide to Garlic Seedling-Stage Management Techniques

Garlic is a very popular vegetable used as a side dish in China, and its planting area in China is very large. So there are still quite a lot of people growing garlic now. When growing garlic, we need to carry out management work properly according to the growth stages of garlic, especially during the seedling stage. So how should garlic be managed during the seedling stage? Today the editor brings you the management techniques for the garlic seedling stage. Let's take a look together below!

1. Uniform emergence

Ensuring uniform emergence of garlic is a key management point during the garlic seedling stage. This is because after garlic emerges uniformly, the growth vigor is about the same, and only in this way can the photosynthetic capacity of garlic be ensured, thereby improving the yield and quality of garlic. Moreover, only when garlic emerges uniformly can healthy and strong garlic seedlings be selected when growing garlic under plastic film mulch. If you want to ensure uniform emergence of garlic, then at sowing time, the garlic seeds must first be soaked to promote sprouting before sowing. In this way, after sowing, the goal of rapid emergence and uniform emergence of garlic can be achieved.

2. Water and fertilizer control

During the garlic seedling stage, if the soil is not very dry, then basically no watering is needed. Moreover, most garlic is now grown mainly under plastic film mulch, and with plastic film mulch generally only one watering is needed. Under such soil moisture conditions, uniform emergence of garlic seedlings can be ensured, and water shortage can be prevented. Then the application of nitrogen fertilizer must also be controlled, as excessive nitrogen fertilizer can easily cause excessive vegetative growth of garlic. If a large amount of fertilizer was applied when sowing garlic, then basically no further fertilization is needed. However, if during the seedling stage the garlic shows yellow leaves and weak growth, then an appropriate amount of quick-acting fertilizer can be applied.

3. Preventing rotten mother bulbs and freeze damage

During the garlic seedling stage, we must also do a good job of preventing rotten mother bulbs and freeze damage. If garlic is planted in plots with poor soil permeability, then the garlic nutrient body will gradually rot, causing poor nutrition for seedling growth and making it unable to overwinter safely and normally. Therefore, we must control watering well, avoid excessive watering that causes soil compaction, and cultivate strong seedlings before winter. Then we must also prevent freeze damage to garlic. Before winter arrives, we can apply an appropriate amount of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizer to enhance the growth capacity and cold resistance of garlic.

4. Pest and disease control

Pest and disease control during the seedling stage is also very important. Common ones include black spot disease and root rot. For these diseases, commonly used agents include chlorothalonil and mancozeb. The insect pests are mainly root maggots and leafminers, and these pests can be trapped and killed using common insecticides such as phoxim. The seedling stage is a very important period for garlic. Doing good management work is very beneficial to the yield and quality of garlic, so everyone must pay more attention to ensure normal growth of garlic.

The above is a brief introduction to garlic seedling-stage management techniques. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only, and I hope it can help everyone!