The Latest Tutorial on Field Management Techniques for Garlic in Winter
Garlic is the most common side dish in our daily lives, mostly used for seasoning and enhancing flavor. It is quite popular and is grown over a fairly wide area in our country. After entering winter, temperatures are lower, and the cultivation and management methods change accordingly. So how should garlic be managed in winter? Let's take a look together with the editor.
1. Break the film in time
Winter temperatures are low, so normal open-field cultivation is not possible. Sowing can only be done with plastic film mulching to raise the temperature, and germination and emergence occur one week after sowing. Most seedlings can push through the plastic film. However, to help all seedlings successfully break through the film, the film should be broken manually in time when the garlic emerges, so as to avoid damage to the stems from seedlings taking too long to break through the film, which would affect later growth. To break the film, simply make a small hole at each seedling hole. Note that the ground must not be damaged when breaking the film, otherwise the plastic film will lose its effect. Then check at regular times every day to prevent seedlings that have not broken through the film from dying.
2. Clear ditches and loosen the soil
The humidity in the garlic field should not be too high; it is enough to keep garlic within a suitable range. Too much water in the field can very easily cause garlic root rot and decay, lead to pests and diseases, and reduce yield. Therefore, when garlic overwinters, the ditches in the garlic field must be cleared in time and the soil loosened, so as to prevent standing water in the soil from affecting garlic growth. At the same time, this can also improve soil structure, raise ground temperature, and promote garlic root growth. When clearing the ditches, make sure every ditch is connected to the others, so as to prevent water accumulation and root rot.
3. Fertilizer and water management
Garlic needs relatively large amounts of nutrients for growth and development, so winter fertilization is also relatively important. Topdressing can be carried out when the seedlings grow to 3 true leaves. If nutrition is insufficient, garlic can very easily show yellow leaves and premature aging. Appropriate topdressing half a month after sowing can meet the needs of garlic growth. Garlic likes water; if it lacks water, its tips will dry and leaves will turn yellow, and in severe cases it can die. However, when watering, small drip irrigation is preferable, and flood irrigation must be avoided, so as to prevent root rot and decay from too much water. Therefore, drainage work should be done well after rain, and watering should be done appropriately according to the growth of the garlic.
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Winter temperatures are low, and the growth and development of garlic will more or less be threatened. Therefore, to ensure that garlic overwinters safely, stress-resistance agents should be sprayed appropriately after emergence to improve garlic's resistance and enhance its stress tolerance, so that garlic can overwinter safely. Improving garlic's stress resistance is extremely important, as it directly affects the growth vigor of garlic in the later stage. If stress resistance is poor, its growth will also be affected to a certain extent, causing reduced yield, lower quality, and harm to plant benefits.
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