Planting garlic in the spring of 2022 according to the lunar calendar

Garlic is planted in the spring, based on the climatic conditions of the growing region and the recommendations of the lunar calendar.
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To choose the right date for planting garlic in the garden in the spring, it is important to take into account the region and the characteristics of the variety. Also an important condition is the Lunar calendar of 2022, which must be taken into account during the landing.

Is it worth planting garlic in spring?

In the spring, planting is planned by those gardeners and summer residents who want to be completely confident in a good harvest.

If winter varieties planted last fall may freeze due to frost and poor shelter and not produce a harvest, then spring varieties are much more predictable in this regard, since they are visible throughout the entire growing season.

REFERENCE. Spring varieties are less resistant to pests and diseases. At the same time, they do not produce arrows that have to be cut off.

Terms and Conditions

Garlic is a light-loving, frost-resistant plant that is not picky about the soil, but requires proper crop rotation. Areas in which any bulbous or perennial plants grew are not suitable for planting this crop. Garlic cannot be replanted in the same place earlier than after 5 years, due to the high probability of pests and diseases persisting.

Fresh manure is not applied under the teeth, so as not to increase the risk of fungal infections and the accumulation of nitrates in the pulp. In addition, in such conditions they ripen poorly and remain loose, so they are poorly stored.

Immediately before planting garlic, you should not dig up the soil. It is necessary to wait 12–15 days so that the cloves do not go too deep into the ground, otherwise the lack of air will lead to the death of the planting material. Also, shrinkage of the soil will cause bending of the root system, in which the teeth will not gain the required strength.

Garlic is planted in rows in a trench 10 cm deep with a row spacing of 25 cm and at a distance of 8–10 cm. In this case, the cloves are completely pressed into the soil. For spring varieties, the planting depth can be reduced by half.

How to choose the right spring day to plant garlic

A large number of gardeners turn to the Lunar calendar, because it is a good hint during planting work.

The movement of the Moon and its phases have a special influence on the development and productivity of vegetable crops.

To correctly choose the optimal date for planting garlic, you do not need to resort to scientific theories; you just need to go to the website with the Lunar calendar and select the desired lunar cycle.

REFERENCE. Also, do not forget to take into account the climatic characteristics of the region.

When to plant garlic in the spring, depending on the region

Garlic is a relatively capricious crop and is unpretentious to growing conditions, unlike other vegetables. You can start planting it in the spring, when the ground temperature is +5 degrees or slightly higher.

Even if there are still light frosts ahead, having taken root in a couple of days, the root crop will be able to hold out quite well. But depending on the region, planting may occur on different days of the calendar, so this point is important to take into account.

Central part of Russia

In this territorial zone, it is recommended to plant in spring in the second ten days of April or early May, observing the rules of the lunar calendar. This applies to the following regions of the European part - Moscow Region, Kostroma, Yaroslavl, Nizhny Novgorod regions.

For those who live closer to the south, planting can begin as early as the beginning of April, not forgetting the lunar calendar.

Leningrad region

For the northern capital, the best time for landing is considered to be the last days of April and the whole of May. It is important not to forget about the selection of successful days of the lunar calendar.

Ural and Siberia

For the Urals and Siberia, you can start planting garlic from the first days of May.

If the weather conditions are mild enough without frosts and heavy rains, then you can count on the twentieth of April. At the end of the month there will be lucky days according to the lunar calendar.

IMPORTANT! In this part of Russia, when to plant largely depends on how far north the region is and what the temperature range is there.

South part

In the south of the country there is no need to delay planting garlic, because already at the beginning of March in the Rostov region, Krasnodar and Stavropol territories the temperature is at +4.

Therefore, it is optimal to plant in early March-April.

When to plant garlic in the spring of 2022 according to the lunar calendar, favorable days

In spring there are a lot of favorable days according to the lunar calendar. Garlic should be planted on the waning moon.

In all months, good times according to the lunar calendar were optimally distributed at the beginning and end of the month.

When to plant garlic in April 2022

In April 2022, from the 1st to the 11th and from the 28th to the 30th, the Moon is in its waning phase. It is on these dates that gardeners are advised to get ready to sow garlic. If you follow the lunar cycles, the best days for planting garlic in the spring are the following dates: 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 14, 18, 19, 25, 26, 28;

Planting garlic in May 2022 is a favorable time

The optimal time for planting a plant in May according to the lunar calendar are the following numbers - 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 24, 27, 28, 29.

Garlic's neighbors in the garden

It is also important to plant garlic near “good neighbors.” It is necessary to plan in advance the placement of the vegetable so that next year it will coexist favorably with other crops, and they will only bring mutual benefit.

The known properties of garlic: pungent odor, content of phytoncides with their bactericidal and fungicidal effects have a beneficial effect on the following vegetable and flower plants:

• nightshade (prevents infection with late blight and rust, repels the Colorado potato beetle);
• carrots, strawberries, berry bushes (protection from carrot flies and slugs);
• salads and greens (suppression of pathogenic microorganisms);
• roses, gladioli and asters (protection against fungal diseases and aphids).

Good neighbors for garlic are:

• horseradish (increased concentration of ascorbic acid);
• calendula and chicory (fighting onion flies);
• tomatoes (natural protection against scab).

The recommended distance between adjacent beds should not be less than 50 cm.

However, there are crops that are geographically incompatible with garlic. These are legumes, cabbage, onions and spicy herbs.

Features of planting garlic in spring

This vegetable does not have any special planting requirements. For garlic, the composition of the soil and the place where it grows are not so important, but still some recommendations when planting in open ground must be followed.

Choosing a place for a garden bed

Vegetables should be planted on level, sunny and ventilated areas of the garden. Garlic loves high places to avoid stagnation of water.

IMPORTANT! When the selected area is located in a lowland, high beds are made, at the bottom of which it is advisable to lay thin branches or straw.

Preparing the bed

The crop prefers loose and fertile soil, but the acidity level should be within 6-7 units.

The place intended for the root crop is carefully dug up to a depth of 25-30 centimeters, removing the roots of weeds and, if necessary, applying fertilizer.

Once the bed is ready, it should be watered with warm water and the soil should be allowed to settle a little.

The distance between rows should not be less than 35 centimeters, between holes no more than 10 centimeters. Garlic is planted at a depth of 5-7 centimeters.

If the holes are made deeper, this can lead to damage to the future harvest due to weakening of the plant.

Planting in winter

Summer residents decide to plant winter garlic for several reasons. One of them is the opportunity to harvest vegetables earlier. But before you decide to take such a step, you need to carefully study the advantages of this method of growing crops and take a responsible approach to choosing a variety.

Main advantages

Despite the fact that the plant can be planted in the spring, many owners of summer cottages carry out the procedure before winter, because... winter varieties are not afraid of low temperatures. Due to the fact that the roots are formed in the fall, in the spring the crop does not waste energy on rooting, and with the onset of warmth it begins to grow intensively.

Attention! Vegetables planted before winter quickly adapt to bad weather conditions.

The advantages of growing winter garlic are as follows:

• being hardened in winter, it becomes resistant to recurrent frosts and infectious diseases;
• the bulbs are denser and the cloves are larger compared to spring varieties;
• high productivity;
• minimal care required;
• taste qualities are more pronounced;
• autumn plantings germinate well;
• shoots of the same exchange.

Thanks to these features, it is not surprising that winter garlic is popular.

Variety selection

The difference between winter varieties and spring varieties lies in their external characteristics. In varieties for winter planting, the cloves are arranged in a single row around the stem. They are large, have the same size and shape. During the growing season, they form an arrow, on which the bulbs subsequently ripen, necessary for reproduction.

Spring varieties have smaller segments. There is no central shaft, and the teeth are arranged in a spiral. Arrows do not form on such crops.

To get a rich harvest, you need to use high-quality planting material. Suitable for planting are bulbs with roots on a dense bottom that do not crumble when pressed. They should have tightly closed segments, and the surface should be covered with dry husk.

The best varieties of winter garlic are:

1. "Komsomolets" - has an average growing season, lasting 110-120 days. The head weighs about 50 g, and there are 6-10 lobes in it. The vegetable is characterized by a pungent taste and pungent aroma. Not afraid of drought and low temperatures.
2. "Alcor" - growing season 85-95 days. It is chosen because of its high yield. The heads are medium, weighing up to 35 g, with 4-6 cloves. They are spicy, but have no smell.
3. “Sofia” was bred by Ukrainian breeders. This variety ripens in 110 days. The vegetable is not afraid of frost and grows even in wet soil. Each head weighs about 120 g and contains 8-10 cloves with a spicy taste.
4. “Lyubasha” is an early ripening variety that allows you to harvest 3.5 kg of garlic from 1 m². The weight of each onion reaches 200 g. One head contains 4-7 cloves with a pungent taste. It has good keeping quality.

5. “Dobrynya” – growing season 130 days. It is characterized by winter hardiness and resistance to common infectious diseases. 10-12 cloves, the taste of which is not very sharp, make up a head weighing up to 55 g.
6. “Zubrenok” - when planting this variety, it will be possible to collect up to 1.1 kg from 1 m² of land. The duration of the growing season reaches 100 days. The mass of the heads is 70 g, each of which contains 5-7 white-pink segments with a pungent taste.
7. “Sail” is a frost-resistant crop type characterized by high yield. It produces about 1.5 kg of fruit from 1 m² of bed. The weight of each head, consisting of 6-8 cloves, is up to 40 g. The variety has a pungent taste and a pungent odor.
8. “Doctor” - ripens in 110 days, is resistant to frost, and produces a rich harvest. The heads weigh up to 65 g, each of which has 11-18 cloves.
9. “Bashkirsky 85” is an early-ripening variety that ripens within 3 months after the sprouts appear. The mass of the heads is no more than 65 g. Each of them has 4-5 dense cloves with a pungent taste. Resistant to peronospora and fusarium.

Choosing a plant variety to plant on your site is not difficult. The main thing is to take into account its features, as well as the specifics of the growing region.

Which garlic is best to plant in spring?

Spring varieties of garlic are ideal for spring.

It can be planted in early spring, as soon as the snow has melted and the ground has reached a temperature of +5.

You need to measure the temperature at a depth of 12 centimeters, where the roots of the plant will grow.

Spring species are quite frost-resistant; seedlings can appear at an air temperature of +4 degrees.

Green garlic sprouts can withstand temperatures down to -6 degrees, so don’t worry if there are slight frosts ahead. For a more serious decrease in air temperature, it is better to cover the plant with film or straw.

Harvesting and storage rules

Typically, spring garlic is harvested in September. The readiness of the plant for harvesting is indicated by:

• coarsening and yellowing and lodging of the lower leaves;
• the head of the vegetable is “dressed” in the husk.

Being late in harvesting threatens to cause the onion to fall apart into separate cloves, which are difficult to pick out every single one from the soil.

Cleaning is carried out on a fine sunny day. Digg up the garlic with a pitchfork without pulling the plant by the leaves - this way you can break off the stem and the head will remain in the ground.

The dug up garlic is left to dry under a shed or in the attic, spread out in one layer on warm ground or wooden flooring. Garlic that has not been freed from foliage and roots is dried for at least 15-20 days, after which they begin pruning.

The roots and stem of the plant are trimmed with pruning shears. The roots are flush with the bottom, the stem is 3-5 cm long. Damaged heads or with signs of disease are not stored.

Store garlic in plastic or wooden boxes, in 2-3 layers, in a dry room at a temperature of +10 +14 degrees.

What tricks are there for spring planting garlic?

For good rooting of planted garlic, you need to adhere to the following tricks:

• before planting in spring, the material must be placed in a cold place for 4 weeks;
• Planting should be done when the air temperature rises. It is best to do this when the snow has completely melted and some moisture has left the ground;
• In any soil after winter, many plant-nutrient vitamins and microelements are retained, so there is no need to add fertilizers. You can easily oversaturate the soil, which is also not very good.

Caring for garlic after spring planting

Despite the fact that garlic is a fairly unpretentious crop, it still requires some care.

As for watering the plant, it is enough to moisten the soil a little before planting.

If we talk about further irrigation in the spring, then it will be enough to walk with a watering can a couple of times, but this depends on the degree of humidity of the air and soil.

If you planted in March, then the best solution would be to cover the plant in case of sudden frost.

When the air temperature warms up to 20 degrees and weeds begin to grow abundantly, it is recommended to remove them, otherwise they can harm the future harvest, up to the complete destruction of the vegetable by the grass.

Benefits of autumn planting

Many experienced vegetable growers recommend planting garlic in the fall. There are several reasons for this:

1. The heads grow larger and denser than when planted in the spring.
2. The growing season of the vegetable is reduced. After the onset of warmth, winter garlic immediately begins to grow, while spring garlic is only planted in the ground at this time. Thanks to autumn planting, the harvest is dug up 20-40 days earlier.
3. In the spring, the time saved on planting can be spent on other garden work.

Although planting garlic in fall and spring is largely the same, there are significant differences. When planting before winter, planting material is placed deeper and in several tiers. Winter varieties are planted more densely, but this does not affect the size of the harvest. They do not suffer from low temperatures if the spring turns out to be cold. The plants still take root and grow quickly.

Common mistakes

1. The wrong approach to preparing space for garlic - this concerns not only the place for planting the crop, but also the time;
2. Improper watering - many beginning gardeners think that garlic is a moisture-loving plant. But there is no need to fill it every day or, conversely, neglect watering. Excess moisture will lead to poor preservation of the fruit, and too little will lead to the heads not ripening.
3. Poor quality of seed material. If the teeth were initially rotten and scanty, you should not expect a big harvest.
4. Failure to comply with agrotechnical requirements and the requirements of the lunar calendar. It is necessary to take into account and comply with the following: suitable soil composition, timing of planting and harvesting, timely use of fertilizers, watering, loosening, and so on.

What is the difference between spring sowing and winter sowing?

If you decide to plant garlic in the spring, you will get better quality planting material. Cloves with diseases or defects will disappear until spring, and well-preserved cloves will yield a healthier and higher-quality garlic harvest.

Also, garlic planted in the fall may die due to frost. But spring planting also has several disadvantages: plants do not tolerate spring frosts well, sprouts become clogged with weeds, and the harvest ripens later.

Answers to frequently asked questions

Which varieties of spring garlic will produce more yield?

In this matter, you need to focus on the territorial location of the area where the vegetable will be planted. Today, agronomists have developed varieties that are capable of producing maximum yield for any region.

Is it possible to plant spring garlic in winter?

Absolutely not. Since all varieties of spring garlic are designed for growth and development in above-zero temperatures.

How to update a variety?

To do this, you need to collect and plant the cloves. The one-toothed one will grow, with the help of which the variety will be renewed.

Briefly about winter garlic

Winter garlic differs significantly from spring garlic, therefore, before moving on to the timing of its planting, let us briefly recall its distinctive characteristics. Winter garlic has dense and thick scales, which can protect it from adverse external influences. The color of the scales varies from white to purple. The cloves of winter garlic are larger; in the middle of the head there is a rod, that is, an arrow on which aerial bulbs (bulbs) can form. The cloves in the bulb of winter garlic are arranged in one row, their total number is less than that of spring garlic. Winter garlic tastes more vigorous. Winter varieties, as a rule, have higher yields, but are worse stored.

Winter garlic: heads and cloves