What causes garlic to sprout slowly?

Many problems arise during garlic cultivation, and slow sprouting is one of the common ones. Slow sprouting can seriously affect the later growth of garlic. So what causes garlic to sprout slowly? Follow the editor to take a look.

1. Sowing too deep

The sowing depth of garlic is generally 3-5 cm. Under normal circumstances, it can be appropriately deepened, but it must not be too deep. If sown too deep, under good fertilizer and water conditions, the sprouting time may be a few days slower than at the normal sowing depth, but if the fertilizer and water conditions are poor, there is a very high possibility of no sprouting at all. Therefore, when sowing garlic, be sure to pay attention to the sowing depth, and never sow too deep, so as not to affect sprouting and later growth.

2. Soil crusting

After garlic is sown, whether you irrigate it yourself or it encounters rainy weather, moderate rainfall is no problem, but once there is too much water, then after the weather clears, soil crusting is very likely to occur in the field. And if the soil is not loosened by hoeing in time after crusting, at best it affects the sprouting speed of garlic, that is, slow sprouting, and at worst it leads to no sprouting. Therefore, after sowing, pay attention to weather changes. Whether after rainfall or irrigation, appropriately hoe the soil to avoid soil crusting.

3. Plastic mulch

After garlic is sown, most of it is covered with plastic mulch, but some garlic is not very vigorous, and after being covered with plastic mulch it cannot push through the mulch on its own. At a rough glance it seems that it has not sprouted, but in fact it has already sprouted. At this time, manual breaking of the mulch is needed to let the garlic sprout in time. In addition, when the light is strong, if the mulch is not broken manually in time, it can also cause sunburn damage to garlic seedlings.

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