Conditions for growing garlic

Garlic is thought to have come from Central Asia and belonging to the family Liliaceae. As the name implies both skin and tuber flesh is white or pink and white. Knowing the basic rules, how to grow garlic, you can get it anytime of the year. Vegetable feels great in backyards, orchards, vegetable gardens and even on the windowsill. It can be planted in the open ground in the fall and spring. The conditions necessary for the growth and development of Garlic are best grown on soils with neutral or slightly acid reaction (pH 6.5 to 7.9). Acid need to be limed, lime is better to make a predecessor. Garlic can be grown at altitudes 600-1200 m above sea level. Annual rainfall is needed 800 mm - 2000 mm / year. Temperatures required 15-20 C. Plant garlic require high humidity. The most suitable type of soil for planting garlic is the type of soil gromosol (ultisol). Good soil drainage, soil acidity (pH) ranging from 6 to 6.8.

Garlic
Kingdom : Plantae
Divisio : Spermatophyta
Sub divisio : Angiospermae
Class : Dicotyledonae
Ordo : Liliales
Family : Liliaceae
Genus : Allium
Species : Aliium sativum Linn.

In order to grow garlic is best suited fertilized, rich organic soil, but to apply manure during planting impossible. The soil should be moist but not waterlogged. The area should not be flooded with melt water, otherwise winter varieties can be wet, but spring will be planted late and will not have time to ripen. Because of possible diseases garlic should not be placed after the other onion vegetables.

On fertile soils it can be grown in the second year after manure application. It is recommended to use calcium ammonium nitrate, superphosphate and potassium salt - 0.5 - 0.7 kg to 10m ² (timing of fertilizer application are the same as for growing carrots)

Conditions for growing garlic
Garlic requires a cool climate and relatively dry. Thus the climate is most suitable for garlic only in the highlands. However, there are varieties that are suitable for planting in the lowlands to highlands medium at an altitude of 200-700 m. a rather cool night temperatures needed for the growth of the bulbs. pH desired by garlic ranged from 6 - 7. The plant garlic in lowland less well when planted in the rainy. In addition to the soil is too wet, the temperature is also too high to make the growth of garlic.

Quality seed is the determining factor of crop. Plants are used as seed must be quite old. It ranged between 70-80 days after planting. Good quality seeds is a medium-sized, healthy, hard and slippery outer skin surface / glossy.

Seed quality garlic will produce good growth. Garlic seed should meet the following criteria:

• The base of solid bars (containing full and loud).
• Cloves dressed smooth and firm, not wrinkled.
• The buds fresh look.
• Weight cloves of about 1.5 to 3 g, normal form.
• Free of pests – plant diseases.