How to manage garlic before winter? These technical points must be mastered

First, topdressing. Garlic has a high fertilizer demand. In addition to applying sufficient base fertilizer, at the 3-leaf stage, fertilizer must be applied once, with 2000-2500 kg of diluted manure water per mu, or 20-25 kg of ammonium bicarbonate mixed with 2000-2500 kg of water for drenching. When applying chemical fertilizer, it must not directly touch the garlic leaves to avoid burning.

Second, intertillage and hilling. Combined with topdressing, carry out intertillage and hilling once, banking fine soil from between the rows up to the base of the garlic seedlings, which can both prevent fertilizer volatilization and preserve soil moisture and prevent freezing.

Third, drought prevention. Garlic is afraid of drought, and drought will affect growth and development, causing yellow and withered leaf tips in mild cases and withered and dead seedlings in severe cases. Therefore, fertilizer and water should be given equal importance. During dry weather, combined with drenching diluted manure water, water once every 10-15 days.