Feeding the May GARLIC so that it does not yellower

Garlic - Popular culture in the garden - yellowing due to:

• low temperature air;
• shortage of sunlight;
• insufficient air supply to the roots (solved periodic loosening the ground in the garden around the landing, but so as not to damage the garlic);
• battery shortage.

That last reason (lack of nutrients) - the most common and has the strongest effect on the yellowing of garlic in the garden. Fortunately, it is easy to resolve - enough to make the necessary fertilizer in time. How to protect the garlic - in our article!

What need to do?

Our actions: shallow loosening between rows and between plants cautious loosening. Especially it should be done on the soils of heavy, clay.

Then feeding. Given the scarcity of nitrogen give garlic dressing with increased dose of nitrogen. Nitrogen fertilization is needed garlic plants until June. It was during this period there is plenty of build-up of leaves in garlic.

Emergency feeding suitable fertilizers ammonium nitrate, urea, which was dissolved in water and watered leaves for garlic (1 tbsp. spoon on 10 liters of water).

Folk remedies

Excellent help infusions of nettle, dandelion and other herbs. Herbal infusions are in a part of food, medical treatment, make the soil alive and fertile. Herbal infusions watered leaves and bring the roots. Infusions of mullein, bird droppings and other organic as well reduced green leaf growth.

Is effective pharmaceutical ammonia solution (ammonia). His take two spoonfuls and diluted in 8-10 liters of water. ammonia has a positive effect on photosynthesis and leaf is the prevention of the onion fly and fungal diseases. Feeding doing during the hours when there is no sun, the plants do not get burned.

Continuing the prevention and treatment

After 10 days, you can give a second fertilizing plants. It includes a complete fertilizer with trace elements. Such fertilizer made using water-soluble fertilizer with irrigation, in rainy weather, apply fertilizer in granules. But they are slower.

Important! After any root fertilizing garlic needs a loosening of the soil. This should be done necessarily. If young garlic leaves are rich green color, with plants all right. On how quickly the garlic will restore its growth, growing leaf mass, and the future depends directly on the weight of the bulbs.