How to prevent garlic bulbs from splitting apart? Do these management measures well

In the late stage of bulb enlargement, if there is too much rain and the soil humidity is too high, it will affect the formation of the garlic skin. If the harvest is too late, even if the garlic skin has formed, it will rot due to soaking, the garlic skin will loosen, the base of the leaf sheath will rot, and the garlic cloves and the shortened stem will separate and fall off due to rot, causing the bulbs to split apart. Garlic can also split apart during storage due to excessive humidity. The main measures to prevent splitting apart are introduced as follows.

1. Reduce soil humidity. In the late stage of bulb enlargement, drainage work should be done well. Drain promptly after rainfall, and do not water heavily unless there is drought, to avoid excessive soil humidity.

2. Harvest in time. 18 to 20 days after the garlic scapes are harvested is the suitable period for harvesting the garlic bulbs. If harvested early, the garlic skin is not only thin and white, but also less likely to split apart; if harvested late, the bulbs are prone to splitting apart when rain occurs. The standard for timely harvest is when most of the plant leaves have dried up, the upper leaves have faded and the leaf tips have dried and drooped, the plant is in a soft state, and when the plant is pressed to one side at the base, it is not brittle and has toughness; this is the sign of maturity, and it should be harvested promptly.

3. After harvest, dry it in the sun in time, cover the garlic bulbs with garlic leaves, and focus on drying the garlic stalks and garlic leaves to reduce the internal water content, so that the base of the leaf sheath and the protective bulb skin gradually lose water and dry out. During storage, prevent rain and moisture. In the early stage of storage, cutting off the fibrous roots of the garlic bulbs can delay splitting apart.