When to dig out the garlic?

Garlic - an indispensable vegetable, since it is not onlyimproves the taste of dishes, but also contains a huge amount of vitamins. However, often the labors of gardeners are wasted, as they do not know when to dig out the garlic, as a result, later it quickly disappears. To avoid this, you can use the tips below.

When should you dig out the garlic?

First of all it should be noted that garlicit is spring and winter. The latter differs from the first in that it has an arrow. The teeth of the winter crop are formed around it, and in the spring - in a spiral. You also need to know that winter garlic is planted in autumn, and spring is planted in spring, so the maturation period for these species will be different.

Winter garlic should be excavated at the end of July -beginning of August. Approximately in mid-June on the winter garlic arrows are born, most of them truckers are removed, so that the plant directed all forces to the formation of the head of the vegetable. However, a few arrows should be left to determine the timing of garlic harvesting, as it is very difficult to make on the leaves of a plant.

Harvesting is only necessary when the arrowsstraighten out, and the seed box begins to crack. If in doubt, it is better to dig out a few fruits and look at the denticles of the vegetable and its "apparel", which in a normal specimen should be thin and well holding the teeth.

With the determination of the time of digging out the springgarlic need to act differently. In most cases, it is excavated after 2-3 weeks after winter harvesting. However, as a guide to its maturity, it is better to use lower leaves. If they have turned yellow, but the middle has remained green, then you can dig a vegetable.

A few more tips for digging out garlic can be learned from our article When cleaning garlic.