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Experienced gardeners recommend tying garlic in knots in the garden. Landings look unusual, which is sometimes embarrassing. That is why it is important for gardeners to know whether the result is really large garlic heads or not, at what time and how to tie the tops.
Although the appearance of the plant is surprising, according to gardeners, you should definitely make knots from garlic tops
Why tie garlic leaves in a knot in the garden
The attitude towards tying garlic feathers in the garden is ambiguous. Most gardeners are confident that this method increases the access of nutrients to the heads. Broken feathers begin to gradually die off and dry out. Growers believe the garlic cloves will grow in size. Whether this is true or not can be tested in practice.
Work on the garden bed is performed with gloves, as the plant secretes burning juice
When to tie garlic leaves in knots in the garden
Before you start tying garlic tops, you need to decide on the timing of harvesting. There are features that should not be overlooked. They are practically (with the exception of the formation of arrows, inflorescences) the same for the summer and winter types of vegetables.
External signs:
- yellowing of the tips of the tops;
- coarseness of the husk on the cloves;
- twisting arrows, cracking inflorescences;
- slight inclination of the stems.
In order not to damage the vegetable, you need to start work on time. Some gardeners twist garlic feathers 4-5 days, others 1.5 weeks before digging them up. The timing is also influenced by the weather and climatic conditions of the region. The feathers of winter and summer garlic are tied at different times.
When knotting winter garlic in the head bed
The cloves, planted in autumn, ripen in mid-July. By this time, arrows have usually formed. It is recommended to twist knots from the 10th, taking into account the signs.
When tying summer spring garlic for the heads
A spring vegetable is planted in April, ripening dates are at the end of August. In the second half of the month, yellowing of the tops is observed, the scales of the teeth become coarser. You can check this by pulling out one plant. If the scales begin to rustle, it's time to tie the leaves on a spring crop.
Twisted leaves receive less nutrients, the heads ripen faster
How to tie garlic after removing the arrows
And now about how to tie garlic in the garden, how to do it correctly. Even minor mistakes will destroy the plants, the heads will not be stored for a long time, they will crumble into separate cloves. The technique is simple, it can also be performed by novice gardeners if they follow the instructions.
Stages of work:
- Before weaving braids, tying green knots, gloves, a sterile sharp knife or pruning shears should be prepared. By the time work begins, the leaves become rough and the juice toxic.
- A few days before the proposed operation, it is important to remove the arrows (such a procedure is not needed for a spring crop), only in this case a high-quality knot will turn out, and the tops will remain intact. Do not pull out the arrows with your hands, otherwise the teeth may be damaged. It is best to cut them at an angle of 40-45 ° with a pruner or knife, leaving about 3-4 cm of hemp.
After the procedure, it is recommended to sprinkle the damaged areas with wood ash.
- Tie the garlic after the shooters break off carefully so as not to crush the tops too much.
You need to collect all the feathers, twist into a light rope and make a knot
There are many varieties of spring and winter garlic. They differ not only in taste, head size, but also in the length of the feathers. Sometimes the green mass is not enough for tying height. In this case, the leaves are divided into 2 parts, twisted into a bundle, then folded in half, connected together at a right angle or braided into a pigtail.
You can do otherwise: connect 2-3 neighboring plants to each other, intertwine them. In this case, the work will go several times faster, which is important if the plantations are large.
The place where the feathers are intertwined must be strong, otherwise the wind will untie the twist
If the leaves of the garlic are long, you can tie 2 knots, for the rest of the plants one is enough.
Conclusion
To tie the garlic in knots in the garden or not, each gardener decides on his own. If the work is performed for the first time, then it is better to test the method on several plants. Moreover, they have been experimenting for more than one year, but at least two. If the result is pleasing, you can carry out such a procedure in the next seasons.
