I tell you what I do if the winter Garlic starts to Turn Yellow. Saving the harvest without much trouble

At my summer cottage, I grow a variety of vegetables. Having extensive experience in vegetable growing, I often face problems in the process of plant growth.

The yellowing of the leaves of winter garlic is one of them, but I have learned to cope with this task.

The reasons for the spring yellowing of young leaves of garlic can be very different.

The main ones are:

· Frost damage;

· Low-quality seed;

· Diseases or invasion of harmful insects;

· Lack or excess of moisture;

· Lack of nutrients in the soil;

· High acidity of the soil.

For each plant, an important condition for proper development is adherence to planting dates. If planted too early, the garlic manages not only to take root, but to grow, then the winter frosts have every chance to spoil the future harvest. Temperature fluctuations can harm the plant in the spring.

Planting garlic for the winter should be carried out to a depth of 6 cm. Shallow plantings cause the tips of the garlic leaves to turn yellow.

In addition, plants must be mulched for the winter. Dry grass or fallen leaves are suitable for this. If the garlic has been damaged by frost, then it is advisable to spray it with special stimulants. These include Succinic acid, Zircon and Epin. When buying planting material, you need to remember about the choice of healthy teeth.

The yellowing of the upper leaves can be associated with both severe drought and prolonged rainy weather. Moderate watering in May and June is most important for the growth of garlic.

If I have doubts about the reasons for the yellowing of the garlic tips, then I dig out the head and see if the roots have rotted, as well as for the presence of mold, pink bloom or larvae.

Diseases affecting garlic include powdery mildew, rust, rot, and mildew. This plant is popular with ticks, nematodes, onion flies and moths.

In the fight against diseases of garlic, I always use a fungicide, and mixed plantings with other vegetables are effective against onion fly.

Saline helps me get rid of the garlic parasites. For this I use 200 grams of salt for 10 liters of water. I pour 1 glass of saline solution under each plant, and the next day I water it with running water.

A solution of potassium permanganate is well suited for fighting diseases. Nematoda is the only disease from which there is no effective control method. For prevention purposes, it is advisable to plant nearby calendula, coriander, marigolds and mint.

If the acidity of the soil is increased, then lime must be added during digging. The lack of micro and macronutrients is reflected in the form of garlic leaves. Their yellowing may be due to a lack of nitrogen or potassium.

In early spring, the roots grow slowly and do not have time to provide the plant with nutrients that are used to form the future head. During this period, I dissolve 6 grams of ammonium nitrate, 6 grams of potassium sulfate and 10 grams of superphosphate in 10 liters of water.

I water the garlic with this top dressing. When the snow is melting, an ash solution introduced under the garlic plantings is well suited.

Green garlic plates without spots and yellowness are an indicator of the health of the vegetable and the key to a good harvest.