How to Make Garlic Sprout Quickly? Practical Germination Methods Shared
Garlic is very common in our daily lives and on the dining table. Garlic is now grown in all parts of our country, and when planting garlic, we first need to select good garlic seed. The quality of the garlic seed is the key to ensuring that garlic sprouts quickly, but besides selecting good garlic seed, there are also many methods to promote rapid sprouting of garlic. So what exactly are they? Today the editor has brought you methods to make garlic sprout quickly, so let's take a look together below!
1. Temperature control
If you want garlic to sprout quickly, then temperature control is very important. The temperature suitable for garlic sprouting is generally around 16-18 degrees. If it exceeds this range, then it is very unfavorable for garlic sprouting. In many regions, when planting garlic, most of it is done mainly in autumn, and basically around the time of the “autumn tiger”. At this time the temperature can reach as high as 30 degrees, so even if watered every day, it still takes about a week to sprout. And even so, the sprouting will not be uniform, especially when planted in summer. So when planting garlic, everyone must control the temperature well to ensure that garlic sprouts quickly.
2. Removing the top of the garlic clove
Removing the top of the garlic clove is also one of the main measures to make garlic sprout quickly. However, this poses many problems for many people, that is, when breaking apart the garlic cloves, various reasons can cause the bottom of the garlic clove to retain the top. And the garlic top is very hard; if the top is not removed, then it is very unfavorable for garlic to take root and sprout. So when breaking apart the garlic cloves, everyone must pay attention to removing the garlic top. If it is difficult to remove by hand, then you can soak it in clean water until you can see the small hole in the middle of the garlic, but be careful not to damage the garlic's germ.
3. Soaking in clean water
Before sowing garlic, we can soak the garlic seed in clean water to promote sprouting, and this can also promote rapid sprouting of garlic. This method is very simple to operate and is suitable for all growers. After breaking apart the garlic seed cloves, directly place them in clean, uncontaminated water and soak for about two days. Then take them out and place them in moist fine sand, or cover them with fine soil for about three days. But after the root sprout part of the garlic seed turns white, and the amount of white exceeds half, they can be sown. After this treatment, seedlings can emerge in about five days after sowing.
4. Low-temperature treatment
As just mentioned, a high-temperature environment is very unfavorable for garlic sprouting. So we need to carry out low-temperature treatment on the garlic seed to break the dormancy period of the garlic, which can achieve the goal of making garlic sprout quickly. First soak the garlic seed in cool water for about 7-9 hours, then take it out and put it in a bag, and place it in a low-temperature environment for about a week. After more than half of the garlic seed root sprouts turn white, they can be sown. You can also directly spread them in a cool and moist environment with a thickness kept at about 10 cm, then spray water frequently and turn them about once every three days. Letting the garlic cloves receive water evenly can promote rapid sprouting of garlic.
The above is a brief introduction to methods for making garlic sprout quickly. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only, and I hope it can be helpful to everyone!